The Rumpus
Literary Magazine
A place to read, on the Internet. A literary community.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: within 3-4 months*/Editor reported data78 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.32%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 5%
Paysfrom $0
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
77
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5500 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 5500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Experimental, Humor, LGBTQ+ Stories, Speculative
Payment: $ per piece
Nonfiction - 4000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 4000
Payment: from $null
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Payment: from $null
Review
Max words: 1200
Max words: 2500
Payment: $ per piece
Interview
No specific limitations
Comics
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Essays: A cover letter is also welcome. Tell us a little bit about yourself, why you chose The Rumpus, where your work has appeared before, or anything else you think might be important for us to know. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but do withdraw your submission if your essay is picked up elsewhere. Funny Women: Not necessary, but you should know it's 10x harder to pass on your submission if your cover letter is super nice and exudes confidence and evidence that you've read and loved the column/me. Author bios: Please! Even if you've never been published (and who cares if you haven't), you can still reveal the city where you live and if you have any pets. Reviews: In your cover letter, please include: your contact information and a brief bio that we would use should your review be accepted
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please provide the following information at the top of your review: title of book being reviewed, author of book, name of press and publication date, reviewer's name and email address. Reviews should be single-spaced and paginated. Poem excerpts of more than three lines should be formatted exactly as they appear on the page, and set off in the text of the review. Please include at least 1–2 excerpts of more than three lines. Shorter excerpts should be quoted within the text of the review using quotation marks and virgules ( / ), with one space ahead and behind the virgule to indicate line breaks. Poems cannot be reprinted/quoted in their entirety. When excerpting poems, spaces at the front of the line and within lines should be done using the space bar rather than the tab key. There is no need to cite page numbers within the review, but please check excerpts and quotes carefully to ensure they are free of errors and formatted correctly.
Author's rights
Contributors retain rights to their work.
Additional info
Payments average $20-40 per piece.
Tracker statistics
461
Total submissions tracked
78 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
554 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2716 days, 724 days, 1304 days
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