The Racket Journal
Literary Magazine
A digital-only lit journal chomping at the bit for strong voices and writing with a little grit in its teeth.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 6 - 8 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
We won't accept something if it's been published more than once in a different publication.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
We pass along a .pdf of the issue your work is featured in.
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 2000 words max
Max words: 10
Max words: 2000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Fiction - 2000 words max
Max words: 2000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction - 2000 words max
Max words: 2000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Just tell us, briefly, who you are and your writing experience. We don't need to know every place you've ever been published. Tell us a few maybe, but that'll be enough.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
The piece belongs to the creator. We have promotional rights only.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
10
Total submissions tracked
23 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
9 days
Fastest response time
68 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
All genres
About
The Racket Journal is the lit mag arm of The Racket Reading Series. We started as a weekly journal in the midst of the pandemic and have since pared down to a bi-weekly publication.
Founded
2020
Country
US
Masthead
Noah Sanders
Editor-in-Chief
Laura Cramer
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