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Guidelines

"A tri-annual print publication devoted to the complex and diverse world of short fiction. Since 1931, work that originally appeared in Story has been reprinted dozens of times in editions of The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories."

"A tri-annual print publication devoted to the complex and diverse world of short fiction. Since 1931, work that originally appeared in Story has been reprinted dozens of times in editions of The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

16 to 20 weeks / 159 days

Acceptance Rate

1% / 0%

  • Payment

    Yes: $10 per page

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

1 genres

Fiction

Max words: 25000

Flash Fiction: fewer than 2,000 words. Short Story: between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Long Story: between 10,000 and 25,000 words.

Fiction

Max words: 25000

Flash Fiction: fewer than 2,000 words. Short Story: between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Long Story: between 10,000 and 25,000 words.

Statistics

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Track submission

35

Total submissions tracked

159 days

Average response time

1% / 0%

Average acceptance rate

134 days

Fastest response time

202 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 18 days, 39 days, 57 days, 247 days

How to submit

Process

Use our submission manager at https://www.storymagazine.org/submissions/

Cover letters

If you identify as a POC or LQBTQ writer, please feel free to share that with us in your cover letter.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

Pays! $10/page Available in print Submission fee

About the Magazine

Founded in 1931 | United States

Story is a tri-annual print publication devoted to the complex and diverse world of short fiction. Since 1931, work that originally appeared in Story has been reprinted dozens of times in editions of The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories.

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 :)

Michael Nye

Editor-in-Chief

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people