"Since 1975, River Styx has published an international, award-winning journal of poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and art. "
Introduction
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
5 months / 1882 days
Average acceptance rate
0%
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Payment
$25-150
Fee
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
yes, copies + subscription
Examples online
No
Active on social media
No
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Important stuff
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Short story.
Flash rules
Stories/essays of 500 words or fewer may be sent in groups of up to three.
Nonfiction
Essay.
Flash rules
Stories/essays of 500 words or fewer may be sent in groups of up to three.
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Play
No specific limitations
Translations
No specific limitations
Magazine
Founded in 1975 | United States
Masthead
We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)
Shanie Latham
Associate Volunteer Editor
Sandra Marchetti
Poetry Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
31
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
1882 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/1882 days
Fastest response time
1667 days
Slowest response time
2096 days