The Adroit Journal
Literary Magazine
We’re looking for work that’s bizarre, authentic, subtle, outrageous, indefinable, raw, paradoxical. We’ve got our eyes on the horizon. Send us writing that lives just between the land and the sky.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 90 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.97%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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 - 9000 words max
Max words: 9000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories
Payment: $
Nonfiction - 9000 words max
Max words: 9000
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Payment: $
Review
Payment: $
No specific limitations
Interview
Payment: $
No specific limitations
Art
Max pieces: 6
Payment: $
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter and brief third-person biography statement.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We ask for First North American Rights to publish writing. Following publication, all rights revert back to the writer; we only ask that you credit The Adroit Journal as the place your work first appeared.
Additional info
Active on social media Contests, mentorships, and other opportunities for young writers!
Tracker statistics
848
Total submissions tracked
90 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
1051 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2681 days, 2027 days, 2834 days, 2583 days, 1797 days, 1371 days, 1562 days, 1464 days, 1203 days, 1174 days, 2634 days, 1174 days, 1203 days
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PETER LABERGE
Editor-in-Chief
HEIDI SEABORN
Executive Editor
IRIS A. LAW
Managing Editor
KALPANA NEGI
Senior Editor
DAVID RODERICK
Director of Content
KATE SWEENEY
Marketing Director
JOHN ALLEN TAYLOR
Mentorship Director
ANNE MARIE WELLS
Non-Profit Manager
HANTIAN ZHANG
Finance Manager
STEVEN WESTBROOK ADAMS
Art Editor
MARISSA CASTRIGNO
Prose/Nonfiction Editor
EMILY CINQUEMANI
Poetry Editor
CHRIS CROWDER
Poetry Editor
CAROLINE FAIREY
Prose Editor
KATE GASKIN
Poetry Editor
KATERINA IVANOV PRADO
Prose Editor
EUGENIA LEIGH
Poetry Editor
FRANCISCO MÁRQUEZ
Poetry Editor
ERIC SHATTUCK
Prose Editor
D.S. WALDMAN
Poetry Editor
JENNY TINGHUI ZHANG
Consulting Editor