the borderline litmag
Literary Magazine
Words + art from the borders, est. 2021. Youth litmag wanting to peruse the work from your creative margins; the pieces drawn from the colorful space between melding ideas and thoughts.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2–3 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 21% *Editor reported data
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
Submitters must ensure that the borderline can publish your work and credit its original publication.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
2
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 2500 words max
Max words: 2500
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction - 2500 words max
Max words: 2500
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: , , ,
Poetry
Max lines: 100
Max pieces: 3
Translation
Art
Max pieces: 5
Photography
Max pieces: 6
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
NA
Eligibility
Young creators
We currently accept submissions from young creators aged 13-26. If you are interested in submitting and do not belong to this age range, please note that we plan to begin accepting submissions without age limitations in a few volumes' time and would gladly welcome your submission then!Formatting
- Times New Roman or Garamond, 12 pt. font - Typed in Black Ink - Submit as Google Doc, Word Doc, or PDF If needed, we will confirm the formatting of your piece upon acceptance.
Author's rights
We are currently working on finalizing this!
Additional info
Active on social media, including reposting other opportunities Accept previously published Read blindly Run contests and workshops
Tracker statistics
14
Total submissions tracked
33 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
60 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 71 days
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Submission calls
General
Deadline: Sep 15, 2024
Geometry
Geometry: the shape and inner relations of a thing; the webs quietly interwoven between parts of a whole.
Read moreAbout
the borderline litmag is a blossoming literary magazine founded in the borderline state of Arizona in 2021. We want to peruse work from the margins of your creativity; words living on the outskirts of cities; insightful, breathtaking pieces which find humanity in its myriad shapes and colors. We ar...
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2021
Country
US
Masthead
Myra Kamal
Editor-in-Chief
Enling Liao
Managing Editor
Luana Góes
Art Editor
Thomas Lu
Prose Editor
Ava Chen
Poetry Editor
Elizabeth Ip
Poetry Editor
Cailey Tin
Poetry Editor