Spry Literary Journal
Literary Magazine
A literary journal that features undiscovered and established writers’ concise, experimental, hybrid, modern, vintage or just plain vulnerable writing. A place for people who excel at taking risks, who thrive under pressure—for people whose words and rhythms are spry.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1 week-2 months*/Editor reported data92 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
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
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 2500 words max
Max words: 2500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Fiction - 750 words max
Max words: 750
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Nonfiction - 2500 words max
Max words: 2500
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction - 750 words max
Max words: 750
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Art
Max pieces: 5
Hybrid
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Blind submissions only, please. Any submission received that includes identifying personal information in the attached document will automatically be rejected with a request to resubmit blindly. Cover letters with identifying information are fine, as they are not viewed by our readers. We would appreciate it if all prose were double spaced.
Author's rights
All published work will be archived online, and after publication all rights revert back to the author/artist.
Additional info
Active on social media "send thoughtful, encouraging rejections." Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype Read blind.
Tracker statistics
64
Total submissions tracked
92 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
10 days
Fastest response time
229 days
Slowest response time
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General
About
Look. We want to read your work. We want to read your work if you’re an undiscovered writer, or if you’re established. We want to read your work if–and especially if–it is concise, experimental, hybrid, or flashy. If it’s modern. If it’s vintage. If it’s vulnerable. We want to read your work if it h...
Read moreFounded
2012
Country
US
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Erin Ollila
Editor-in-Chief