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"Rivet: The Journal of Writing That Risks publishes new literary work that breaks from the confines of mainstream realism to surprise, delight, and challenge readers. We seek writing that crosses boundaries of form, content, genre, and style — either subtly or radically."
"Rivet: The Journal of Writing That Risks publishes new literary work that breaks from the confines of mainstream realism to surprise, delight, and challenge readers. We seek writing that crosses boundaries of form, content, genre, and style — either subtly or radically."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
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Payment
Yes
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
No
Accepted genres
9 genres
Fiction
Max words: 15000
Max pieces: 1
Submit one short story or up to 5 pieces of flash fiction.
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 5
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Nonfiction
Max words: 15000
Max pieces: 1
Submit one essay or up to 5 short related pieces. Length guidelines are the same as those for fiction. Topic is wide open.
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 5
Interview
We’re interested in articles that focus on people, books, art, movies, and music that buck the status quo and inspire experimentation.
Review
We’re interested in articles that focus on people, books, art, movies, and music that buck the status quo and inspire experimentation.
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
Fiction
Max words: 15000
Max pieces: 1
Submit one short story or up to 5 pieces of flash fiction.
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 5
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Nonfiction
Max words: 15000
Max pieces: 1
Submit one essay or up to 5 short related pieces. Length guidelines are the same as those for fiction. Topic is wide open.
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 5
Interview
We’re interested in articles that focus on people, books, art, movies, and music that buck the status quo and inspire experimentation.
Review
We’re interested in articles that focus on people, books, art, movies, and music that buck the status quo and inspire experimentation.
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
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Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
One submission per person, per cycle. (Please wait till you’ve heard a response before sending a new submission.) Rivet pays $25 per author per issue, regardless of genre, length or number of pieces. (These rates can change from year to year as they are based on the amount of funding we receive from supporters.)
About the Magazine
Founded in 2014 | 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 :)
Deborah Steinberg
Editor-in-Chief
Emily Kiernan
Editor
MK Chavez
Editor
Craig Dowd
Editor
Liana Holmberg
Editor
Examples
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