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"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
Acceptance Rate
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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32
Total submissions tracked
121 days
Average response time
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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