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General

Dec 15, 2023 - Mar 15, 2024

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"Launched by the University of Arkansas Program in Creative Writing & Translation in 2016, The Arkansas International has published fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and works in translation from over 60 countries. "

"Launched by the University of Arkansas Program in Creative Writing & Translation in 2016, The Arkansas International has published fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and works in translation from over 60 countries. "

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

3 months / 60 days

Acceptance Rate

7.5%

  • Payment

    Yes: $20 per page

  • Fee

    Yes: $4

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Translation

No specific limitations

Comics

No specific limitations

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Nonfiction

Max words: 8000

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Translation

No specific limitations

Comics

No specific limitations

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
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Track submission

52

Total submissions tracked

60 days

Average response time

7.5%

Average acceptance rate

17 days

Fastest response time

173 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 246 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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

Rights for published work

Before submitting translations of works that are not in the public domain, translators should identify the rights holder and obtain a statement that the rights to publish an English translation are available.

Additional info

Active on social media Pays! $20 per printed page, capped at $250. Contributors will also receive two complimentary copies of the journal. Available in print Submission fee

About the Magazine

Founded in 2016 | United States

Launched by the University of Arkansas Creative Writing & Translation program in 2016, the ARKINT has published fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and works in translation from over 70 countries, including Egypt, Brazil, Venezuela, South Korea, Iran, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Russia, Italy, and Hungary. The Arkansas International also awards the annual Henry Dumas Fiction Prize and C.D. Wright Poetry Prize, both given to authors who have not yet published full-length works. Additionally, the magazine is home to the Arkansas International Writers at Risk Residency Program.

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 :)

Bryan Hurt

Editor-in-Chief

Geoffrey Brock

Founding Editor

Sam Campbell

Managing Editor

Bailey McKinney

Fiction Editor

Sophie Trist

Fiction Editor

Cal Paule

Poetry Editor

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people