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"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

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      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

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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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.

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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 genre icon

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

8 pages max

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Art

No specific limitations

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Translations

No specific limitations

fiction genre icon

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 genre icon

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 genre icon

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

8 pages max

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Art

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

Contributors on Chill Subs

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2 pieces