"Sinking City is the graduate-run literary journal of the MFA program at the University of Miami. Our magazine is published twice a year."
Introduction
Vibe
We're just chilling here
Response Time
/ 113 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
No
Fee
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
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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
05
Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
For flash fiction, please submit up to 5 pieces in a single document. The document should not exceed 5000 words.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
For lyric essays, please submit up to 5 pieces in a single document. The document should not exceed 5000 words.
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 5
8 pages max
Art
No specific limitations
Translations
No specific limitations
Magazine
Founded in 2016 | 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 :)
Amanda Lamadrid
Editor-in-Chief
Qi-Ang Meng
Poetry Editor
Allen Means
Poetry Editor
Megan Ritchie
Fiction Editor, Nonfiction Editor
Nia Dickens
Fiction Editor and Reviewer
Sara Bastian
Fiction Editor, Nonfiction Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
9
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
113 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/113 days
Fastest response time
56 days
Slowest response time
207 days