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"A literary magazine produced by Gotham Writers Workshop. We publish two pieces each month—one fiction, one nonfiction. Each published piece will be presented with audio and original artwork."

"A literary magazine produced by Gotham Writers Workshop. We publish two pieces each month—one fiction, one nonfiction. Each published piece will be presented with audio and original artwork."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

within three months / 63 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: $100

  • 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

2 genres

Fiction

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

Your best story.

Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

Your best story. True to the best of the author’s memory and ability to verify facts.

Fiction

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

Your best story.

Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

Your best story. True to the best of the author’s memory and ability to verify facts.

Statistics

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Track submission

19

Total submissions tracked

63 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

24 days

Fastest response time

98 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

All submissions go through our submission form.

Cover letters

We read submissions blind. Your identifying information is not visible to the editors unless you are accepted. Please do not include any identifying information in the body of your work.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Don’t stress about format. Focus on the story.

Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

No multiple submissions. Send one thing at a time. When a decision has been made, feel free to submit again.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2021 | United States

The Razor wants your best story in a 2,000-word box. The story that could have been 3,000 words, but didn’t need to be. Surprise us with how deep your simplicity can be. That doesn’t mean we don’t like literary, or stories that take place in a character’s head. Be it minimal or maximal, send us a story where every moment counts. Where every word counts. Drop into your box a single pristine jewel, or fill it with mud that’s crawling with worms. Just make sure it stays in the box, whatever it is.

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 :)

Steph Spector

Editor-in-Chief

Josh Sippie

Fiction Editor

Justin Street

Art Director

Paul Liberti

Audio Director