The Normal School
Literary Magazine
An online journal featuring nonfiction, fiction, poetry, criticism, journalism, author interviews, and multi-media texts. The bi-annual print magazine finished in spring 2019, ending its 11-year run.
This listing is scheduled for audit
Please double check information on the magazine’s website
if you are an editor for this magazine, you can claim the listing here
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 177 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 8.91%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
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 - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Experimental
Submission fee: $
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Submission fee: $
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $
Hybrid
Submission fee: $
Comics
Submission fee: $
No specific limitations
Audio
Submission fee: $
Video
Submission fee: $
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please include a brief cover letter, and remind us if we know you.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All manuscripts must be double-spaced for fiction and nonfiction. Poetry may be single-spaced. All manuscripts should be formatted in a readable (12 point) font, with at least 1 inch margins. Name, address, and email on the submission. Format the document as .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf.
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Submission fee
Tracker statistics
104
Total submissions tracked
177 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
26 days
Fastest response time
604 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 904 days
Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!
Submission calls
All genres
About
We are nestled happily into California State University, Fresno like a comfy spore in a benign and mighty lung. We dig quirky, boundary-challenging, energetic prose and poetry with innovations in content, form, and focus, which isn’t actually as high-falutin’ as it sounds. We’re just sort of the lit...
Read moreFounded
Country
US
Masthead
Steven Church
Editor-in-Chief
Rosie Bates
Managing Editor