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General - Dec 15 - Jan 14, 2024

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Upcoming reading periods

General

Dec 15, 2023 - Jan 14, 2024

Guidelines

"storySouth’s most important mission is to showcase the best fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that writers from the new south have to offer. Special emphasis is given to finding and promoting the works of promising new writers."

"storySouth’s most important mission is to showcase the best fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that writers from the new south have to offer. Special emphasis is given to finding and promoting the works of promising new writers."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

2-6 months / 121 days

Acceptance Rate

4.35%

  • 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

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

3-5 poems

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Fiction

No specific limitations

Review

No specific limitations

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

3-5 poems

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Fiction

No specific limitations

Review

No specific limitations

Statistics

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Track submission

32

Total submissions tracked

121 days

Average response time

4.35%

Average acceptance rate

94 days

Fastest response time

147 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 339 days

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

Creators from a specific location / ethnic group

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

storySouth is interested in all types of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry by writers from the new south. The exact definition of “new south” varies from person to person—if you can make a case for why you consider yourself part of the new south, then submit your work. There are no word limits on submissions. Long pieces are encouraged.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2001 | 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 :)

TERRY KENNEDY

Editor-in-Chief

MADDY PORTER

Managing Editor

CYNTHIA NEARMAN

Creative Nonfiction Editor

JEN JULIAN

Fiction Editor

EMILY A. BENTON

Poetry Editor

Examples

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