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Deadline

Oct 1, 2023

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"An independent literary magazine dedicated to the publication of innovative and defamiliarized writing."

"An independent literary magazine dedicated to the publication of innovative and defamiliarized writing."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

59 days

Acceptance Rate

50%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

4 genres

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Creative nonfiction. Flash under 500 words. Short under 3,000 words. Six Words: A story in six words; you may share up to five stories per s...

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Flash under 500 words. Short under 3,000 words. Six Words: A story in six words; you may share up to five stories per submission, but only o...

Hybrid

Max words: 3000

Genre-bending forms. Flash under 500 words. Short under 3,000 words.

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Poetry: A combined count of 500 words or less. Six Words: A poem in six words; you may share up to five stories per submission, but only one...

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Creative nonfiction. Flash under 500 words. Short under 3,000 words. Six Words: A story in six words; you may share up to five stories per s...

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Flash under 500 words. Short under 3,000 words. Six Words: A story in six words; you may share up to five stories per submission, but only o...

Hybrid

Max words: 3000

Genre-bending forms. Flash under 500 words. Short under 3,000 words.

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Poetry: A combined count of 500 words or less. Six Words: A poem in six words; you may share up to five stories per submission, but only one...

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Track submission

7

Total submissions tracked

59 days

Average response time

50%

Average acceptance rate

40 days

Fastest response time

93 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

Note The Gravity of the Thing nominates its published works for consideration in national anthologies.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2013 | 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 :)

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Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people