Quarterly West
Literary Magazine
An online literary journal run and staffed by PhD creative writing students at the University of Utah. QW was founded by James Thomas in 1976.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 101 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.45%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Review
No specific limitations
Translation
No specific limitations
Art
No specific limitations
Audio
No specific limitations
Video
No specific limitations
Game
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
Quarterly West acquires First North American Serial Rights for the work we publish. All rights revert back to the author upon publication. If your work is later republished, we request you note its initial publication in Quarterly West.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
174
Total submissions tracked
101 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
40 days
Fastest response time
933 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1669 days
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Submission calls
Translation, Review
About
Quarterly West is the online literary journal run and staffed by PhD creative writing students at the University of Utah. QW was founded by James Thomas in 1976.
Founded
1976
Country
US
Masthead
Jess Tanck
Editor-in-Chief
Jasmine Khaliq
Managing Editor
Isaac Willis
Assistant Editor
Allison Field Bell
Senior Prose Editor
Aidan Linder
Associate Prose Editor
Stephanie Choi
Senior Poetry Editor
Brandon Young
Associate Poetry Editor