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"Est.1999. One of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the web. Poetry / Fiction / Nonfiction / Reviews / Art."

"Est.1999. One of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the web. Poetry / Fiction / Nonfiction / Reviews / Art."

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

within six months / 75 days

Acceptance Rate

50%

  • 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

5 genres

Review

Max words: 700

Book Reviews

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Art

Max pieces: 10

Between (5) and (10). Images of your 2-D work or 3-D pieces.

Review

Max words: 700

Book Reviews

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Art

Max pieces: 10

Between (5) and (10). Images of your 2-D work or 3-D pieces.

Statistics

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Track submission

7

Total submissions tracked

75 days

Average response time

50%

Average acceptance rate

29 days

Fastest response time

161 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

All marginalized creatorsLGBTQ+ creatorsWomen and other marginalized gendersCreators w/ disabilities

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

We are continually striving to publish underserved voices, POC, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized beings. Keeping up with Stirring, as well as reading a few of our previous issues will give you the best idea of what we are looking for in written work.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1999 | 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 :)

Luci Brown

Editor-in-Chief

ERIN ELIZABETH SMITH

Founding Editor

ADA WOFFORD

Nonfiction Editor

SHAUN TURNER

Fiction Editor

STEPHANIE LEE PHILLIPS

Art Editor

Examples

2 pieces from Chill Subs people