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"Journal of Arts & Literature is a bi-annual online literary journal run by the English graduate students of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette."

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Introduction

Journal of Arts & Literature is a bi-annual online literary journal run by the English graduate students of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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Response Time
6 months / 570 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Please send only one piece per reading period. Manuscript length can range from short/flash piece to 4,000 words. Include your email address and a brief bio in the "Cover Letter" box.

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Fiction

Max words: 4000

We will consider works of short fiction between 1,000 - 4,000 words. We are especially looking for compelling, thought-provoking narratives with well-developed characters and a distinctive voice.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

We especially seek pieces that encapsulate narrative and emotion in precise language, through storytelling that suspends the reader, if only briefly, in a moment of epiphany.

literary

experimental

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Please submit 3-5 poems in a Word or PDF document. Please include your email address in your submission and a brief third-person bio in your cover letter. Only submit once per reading period.

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 4000

Please send only one piece per reading period. Manuscript length can range from short/flash piece to 4,000 words. Include your email address and a brief bio in the "Cover Letter" box.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 4000

We will consider works of short fiction between 1,000 - 4,000 words. We are especially looking for compelling, thought-provoking narratives with well-developed characters and a distinctive voice.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

We especially seek pieces that encapsulate narrative and emotion in precise language, through storytelling that suspends the reader, if only briefly, in a moment of epiphany.

literary

experimental

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Please submit 3-5 poems in a Word or PDF document. Please include your email address in your submission and a brief third-person bio in your cover letter. Only submit once per reading period.

Need to know for submitting

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    Details

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    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 2007 | 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 :)

Maxwell Gontarek
Editor-in-Chief
Brandi Hanna
Editor-in-Chief
Spencer Silverthorne
Poetry Editor
Patrick Caoile
Fiction Editor
Dora Holland
Fiction Editor
Raquel Thorne
Nonfiction Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

2

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

570 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/570 days

Fastest response time

196 days

Slowest response time

943 days