The Carolina Quarterly
Literary Magazine
Publishing established and emergent voices in fiction, poetry, essays, and art since 1948.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 4-6 months*/Editor reported data242 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.44%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Submission fee: $ 2.5
Payment: $ 50
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 2.5
Payment: $ 50
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Submission fee: $ 2.5
Payment: $ 50
Review
Submission fee: $ 2.5
Payment: $ 50
No specific limitations
Translation
Submission fee: $ 2.5
Payment: $ 50
No specific limitations
Art
Submission fee: $ 2.5
Payment: $ 50
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
The submission document must include your full name, home address, and email address. For prose, please include that information on all pages.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Poems must be typed, either single- or double-spaced. Prose must be typed, double-spaced and be no longer than twenty-five pages.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
92
Total submissions tracked
242 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
566 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1432 days, 1307 days
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About
The Carolina Quarterly publishes a variety of poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and artwork four times a year and is distributed to readers locally and to individual subscribers, public and university libraries, and bookstores in the United States and worldwide. Back issues are sold throughout the y...
Read moreFounded
1948
Country
US
Masthead
Ellie Rambo
Editor-in-Chief
Amy Chan
Managing Editor
Jo Klevdal
Editor
Ian Sawyer
Editor
Cate Rivers
Editor
Elisa Faison
Editor
Colin Dekeersgieter
Editor
Kylan Rice
EDITOR-AT-LARGE