The Baffler
Literary Magazine
The Baffler is America’s leading voice of interesting and unexpected left-wing political criticism, cultural analysis, short stories, poems and art. We publish six print issues annually, as well as online content every day of the cursed workweek.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 30 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.67%*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
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $
Nonfiction
Payment: $
No specific limitations
Poetry
Payment: $
No specific limitations
Art
Payment: $
No specific limitations
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 don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Pays! Available in print
Tracker statistics
144
Total submissions tracked
30 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
234 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 279 days, 365 days
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Submission calls
General
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief
Bidi Choudhury
Managing Editor
Dave Denison
Senior Editor
Jess Bergman
Web Editor
Zach Webb
Associate Editor
J.W. McCormack
Literary Editor
Chris Lehmann
Editor at Large