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General

Jan 15, 2024 - Apr 15, 2024

Guidelines

"The official literary journal of the Converse College MFA program. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, blog posts, and reviews."

"The official literary journal of the Converse College MFA program. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, blog posts, and reviews."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

six to eight weeks / 58 days

Acceptance Rate

11.11%

  • Payment

    No

  • 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

    Yes

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

For fiction that is under 850, please consider submitting during our yearly flash fiction contest.

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

No more than 4 poems up to 8 total pages, one poem per page.

Review

Max words: 1200

Max pieces: 1

Book Reviews: If you have a book you’d like to review for the journal, please send a query. We consider Book reviews that focus on literary ...

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

For fiction that is under 850, please consider submitting during our yearly flash fiction contest.

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

No more than 4 poems up to 8 total pages, one poem per page.

Review

Max words: 1200

Max pieces: 1

Book Reviews: If you have a book you’d like to review for the journal, please send a query. We consider Book reviews that focus on literary ...

Statistics

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Track submission

14

Total submissions tracked

58 days

Average response time

11.11%

Average acceptance rate

58 days

Fastest response time

58 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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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

Please send only one submission per category (Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction) during each reading period. You are welcome to submit to multiple categories.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2012 | 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 :)

Lisa M. Hase-Jackson

Editor-in-Chief

Christine Schott

Fiction Editor

Laura Platas Scott

Nonfiction Editor

Zorina Exie Frey

Poetry Editor

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people