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"The journey is long, and the road is hard, but that’s why we love it. Whoever you are, whatever you want to send, whatever you are waiting to receive, we drive straight, and we drive true. We publish stories and poems that keep things moving. We deliver the goods."

"The journey is long, and the road is hard, but that’s why we love it. Whoever you are, whatever you want to send, whatever you are waiting to receive, we drive straight, and we drive true. We publish stories and poems that keep things moving. We deliver the goods."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

a month or so / 15 days

Acceptance Rate

60%

  • 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

6 genres

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Short Story/excerpts from longer work: max. 5000 words (1 piece at a time)

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Micro-Fiction: 25-50 words (1-3 pieces at a time) Flash: max. 1000 words each (1-3 pieces at a time)

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Creative Nonfiction. Excerpts from longer works, memoir, criticism, craft essays, journalism, and shopping lists.

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Any length or form

Art

No specific limitations

Play

Max pieces: 1

Short scripts

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Short Story/excerpts from longer work: max. 5000 words (1 piece at a time)

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Micro-Fiction: 25-50 words (1-3 pieces at a time) Flash: max. 1000 words each (1-3 pieces at a time)

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Creative Nonfiction. Excerpts from longer works, memoir, criticism, craft essays, journalism, and shopping lists.

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Any length or form

Art

No specific limitations

Play

Max pieces: 1

Short scripts

Statistics

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Track submission

10

Total submissions tracked

15 days

Average response time

60%

Average acceptance rate

8 days

Fastest response time

26 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

-

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

No more than one active submission per category at a time, and please wait at least two months before submitting again.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2021 | 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 :)

Gary Campanella

Editor-in-Chief

Peter Andrews

Editor

Thomas Phalen

Editor

Jeremy Proehl

Editor

John Romagna

Editor

Examples

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