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"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."
"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."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $12 per piece
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
Yes
Available in print
No
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
5 genres
Fiction
No specific limitations
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
no length limit
Fiction
No specific limitations
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
no length limit
Statistics
We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!
117
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, 866 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
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
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
About the Magazine
Founded in 2020 | 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 :)
Sophie Chiang
Editor-in-Chief
