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    Literary Magazine

    Short Reads

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    Free literary magazine emailed every Wednesday morning featuring flash nonfiction. Each edition of Short Reads is a snack in your inbox, an invitation to take a little break but not to open yet another tab in your browser.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      30 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
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      14.29%*
      Chill Subs tracker stats

    Publication

    • Accepts simultaneous submissions

      What's that?

      When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

    • Accepts previously published

      From the editors

      Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media

      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

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Email

    • Cover letter

      No cover letter advice

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

    • Author's rights

      We don't have rights information for this magazine

    • Additional info

    Tracker statistics

    Total submissions tracked

    30 days

    Average response time

    14.29%

    Average acceptance rate

    15 days

    Fastest response time

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    About

    The world throws a lot of information and noise at us, a lot of the time, and flash can be an antidote for that: a brief time-out that can take you out of yourself. Short Reads showcases a mix of original essays and previously published pieces—work that appeared only in print or in now-defunct publi...

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      Editor Hattie Fletcher avatar

      Hattie Fletcher

      Editor-in-chief

      Editor Chad Vogler avatar

      Chad Vogler

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      Editor Anna Hall avatar

      Anna Hall

      Illustrator