The American Scholar
Literary Magazine
The American Scholar is the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society since 1932.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: several months*/Editor reported data62 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 2% */Editor reported data0%*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
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
No specific limitations
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Poetry
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Cover letters should provide contact information and state the genre and title of the submission. Feel free to provide any other information you would like the editors to know about your work.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
We pay up to $500 for accepted pieces and up to $250 for pieces taken only for our website
Tracker statistics
46
Total submissions tracked
62 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
12 days
Fastest response time
107 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2173 days
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Submission calls
Nonfiction
About
The American Scholar is the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society since 1932. In recent years the magazine has won five National Magazine Awards, the industry’s highest honor, and been nominated fo...
Read moreFounded
1932
Country
US
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Editor-in-Chief
Sudip Bose
Interim Editor
Bruce Falconer
Senior Editor
Stephanie Bastek
Associate Editor
Sandra Costich
Editor-at-Large
Langdon Hammer
Poetry Editor
Steven Anderson
Associate Publisher
Frederick M. Lawrence
Publisher