The Boiler
Literary Magazine
THE BOILER invites you to turn up the heat. Make it whistle 100°C +, sputter and steam. We’ll gauge the pressure.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 6-8 months*/Editor reported data65 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.5%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
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 - 1500 words max
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Nonfiction - 1500 words max
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 5
Art
Photography
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Your cover letter with brief bio should be placed in the Cover Letter section of the Submittable form.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
For all published pieces, we retain first publication rights. After publication, rights revert back to you. We ask that you credit us with the first publication, thereafter.
Additional info
NOTE: Due to the overwhelming amount of submissions we receive and our small staff, we may close general submissions. Check back to see when we open for general submissions, once we've caught up.
Tracker statistics
145
Total submissions tracked
65 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
257 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1350 days
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Submission calls
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
All genres
About
THE BOILER began in 2011 by a group of writers at Sarah Lawrence College. We are an online quarterly that publishes fresh and lively works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from emerging and established authors. We like work that turns up the heat, whistles, and stands up to pressure.
Founded
2021
Country
US
Masthead
Sebastián Hasani Páramo
Editor-in-Chief
Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick
Poetry Editor
Megan J. Arlett
Poetry Editor
Kimberly Garza
Fiction Editor
Rebecca Bernard
Fiction Editor
Jahzerah Brooks
Fiction Editor
AprilJo Murphy
Essays Editor
Amanda Yanowski
Essays Editor