the aurora journal
Literary Magazine
The Aurora Journal publishes surrealistic poetry and prose. Inspired by the Aurora Borealis, we look for writing that is surreal, ethereal, and dreamy, and explores the dangerous limits of surrealism.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1-3 weeks*/Editor reported data22 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 4.08%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$12 per piece
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
Sub Genres: Literary, Young Adult
Payment: $ 12 per piece
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary, Young Adult
Payment: $ 12 per piece
Nonfiction
Payment: $ 12 per piece
No specific limitations
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Payment: $ 12 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 12 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We ask for First North American Serial Rights. You (the writer) retain all legal rights to your work; though please credit The Aurora Journal as where your work has been featured. Once your work has been published here, you may submit it to other publications.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Active on social media Pays! $12/piece Offer expedited response: $3/piece - response within 24 hours. $7/piece for 2 full paragraphs of detailed, actionable feedback (poetry) within 1 week. $9/piece for a 24-hour response AND feedback within 1 week
Tracker statistics
118
Total submissions tracked
22 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
-25 days
Fastest response time
93 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 210 days, 249 days, 332 days, 866 days
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