Reed Magazine
Literary Magazine
Reed Magazine is California’s oldest literary journal. Tracing its heritage to 1867, the journal started as a mere pamphlet published by students of the California State Normal School,
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: / 143 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.73%*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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
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 - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Experimental
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Art
Max pieces: 5
Photography
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
include your name, address, phone number, and email address within cover letter (exclude from works themselves). provide a brief 50-word bio
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
format stories in double-spaced 12-point font number pages
Author's rights
Reed Magazine claims first rights to Northern American publication of any work featured in its print journal and on its website. After Reed has published said work in print or online, the copyright for that work reverts to the submitters for subsequent publication at their discretion.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
142
Total submissions tracked
143 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
55 days
Fastest response time
386 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 943 days
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About
Reed Magazine is California’s oldest literary journal. Tracing its heritage to 1867, the journal started as a mere pamphlet published by students of the California State Normal School, the precursor of San José State University. In more than a century and a half of publication, the journal’s name ev...
Read moreFounded
1867
Country
US
Masthead
Helen Meservey
Editor-in-Chief
Jane Berg
Managing Editor
Lana La Framboise
Fiction Editor
Ryan Steel
Nonfiction Editor
Addie Mahmassani
Poetry Editor
Sierra Simkins
Art & EVC Editor