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General

Oct 1, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024

Guidelines

"The Chaffin Journal is an annual print journal. We seek diverse and original poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction rooted in literary tradition. We value assured voices, freshness of vision, precision of language, and a sense of urgency in all the work we publish. "

"The Chaffin Journal is an annual print journal. We seek diverse and original poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction rooted in literary tradition. We value assured voices, freshness of vision, precision of language, and a sense of urgency in all the work we publish. "

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Response Time

within 8 months / 86 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    No

  • Active on social media

    No

Accepted genres

3 genres

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

3-5 poems

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Personal essays, memoir, literary journalism, lyric essays. Excerpts from book-length works of literary nonfiction that can stand alone may...

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Short fiction is preferred, but novel excerpts that can stand alone may also be considered.

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

3-5 poems

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Personal essays, memoir, literary journalism, lyric essays. Excerpts from book-length works of literary nonfiction that can stand alone may...

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Short fiction is preferred, but novel excerpts that can stand alone may also be considered.

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Track submission

5

Total submissions tracked

86 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

77 days

Fastest response time

94 days

Slowest response time

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

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Responses within 8 months of the end of the submission period. Limit: 1 submission per writer, per reading period. Please do not also submit in another genre.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1998 | 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 :)

Nancy Jensen

Editor-in-Chief

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