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"The Fourth River is the literary journal of Chatham University’s MFA Program. We welcome submissions of creative writing that explore the relationship between humans and their environments, both natural and built, urban, rural or wild. "
"The Fourth River is the literary journal of Chatham University’s MFA Program. We welcome submissions of creative writing that explore the relationship between humans and their environments, both natural and built, urban, rural or wild. "
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
No
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: yes
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
4 genres
Art
Max pieces: 3
1-3 pieces of visual art that grapple with your specific (hyper)locality. How is your place unlike any other place? Show it off. Show us aro...
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
3-5 poems
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Fiction
Max words: 4000
Art
Max pieces: 3
1-3 pieces of visual art that grapple with your specific (hyper)locality. How is your place unlike any other place? Show it off. Show us aro...
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
3-5 poems
Nonfiction
Max words: 4000
Fiction
Max words: 4000
Statistics
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36
Total submissions tracked
136 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
68 days
Fastest response time
181 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 535 days
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
All marginalized creatorsLGBTQ+ creatorsWomen and other marginalized gendersCreators w/ disabilities
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
Copies. Contributors to our print issues will be offered one copy of the issue in which their work appears. Digital contributors will be offered either one back issue or a copy of the upcoming print issue. We welcome especially work by writers who are part of marginalized groups: immigrant and indigenous writers; writers of color; women, non-binary, LGBQA and trans writers; writers with disabilities both visible and invisible. Send us your best work! There is a $2 submission fee for our issues, however we will announce FREE submission days occasionally over social media.
About the Magazine
Founded in ? | 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 :)
Sheila Squillante
Editor-in-Chief
Lauren Hunter
Managing Editor
Examples
3 pieces from Chill Subs people
