The Drift
Literary Magazine
A magazine of culture and politics. The Drift aims to introduce new work and new ideas by young writers who haven’t yet been absorbed into the media hivemind and don’t feel hemmed in by the boundaries of the existing discourse.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 51 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$25-$2000
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: $25-2000
Nonfiction
Payment: $25-2000
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Payment: $25-2000
Review
Payment: $25-2000
Art
Payment: $25-2000
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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Author's rights
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Additional info
Active on social media Pays! $2,000 for essays $500 - $1,000 for short stories $150 for poems $25 for Mentions Available in print
Tracker statistics
395
Total submissions tracked
51 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
221 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 299 days, 278 days, 283 days, 291 days, 275 days
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Editor-in-Chief
Kiara Barrow
Editor
Rebecca Panovka
Editor
Clare Sestanovich
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