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"The Sunlight Press is a nonprofit digital literary journal that provides a home to new and established voices. We welcome creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, reviews, photography, and artist reflections on their craft."
"The Sunlight Press is a nonprofit digital literary journal that provides a home to new and established voices. We welcome creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, reviews, photography, and artist reflections on their craft."
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Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: see Genres section for details
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
Yes
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
8 genres
Fiction
Max words: 2000
Short stories (under 2,000 words).
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Flash fiction (under 1,000 words)
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Personal Essays
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
(all in one attached document, please)
Review
Max words: 1000
Review of books (fiction & nonfiction), short story collections, and essay collections; (preference for newly published books); also will co...
Interview
Max words: 1000
Interviews/Reflections by artists on their process of the art of choice (accompanying photos welcome).
Photography
Max pieces: 3
Fiction
Max words: 2000
Short stories (under 2,000 words).
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Flash fiction (under 1,000 words)
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Personal Essays
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
(all in one attached document, please)
Review
Max words: 1000
Review of books (fiction & nonfiction), short story collections, and essay collections; (preference for newly published books); also will co...
Interview
Max words: 1000
Interviews/Reflections by artists on their process of the art of choice (accompanying photos welcome).
Photography
Max pieces: 3
Statistics
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27
Total submissions tracked
77 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
41 days
Fastest response time
114 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 150 days
How to submit
Process
Email submissions to thesunlightpress@gmail.com with the subject line clearly indicating the genre — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, artist on craft, or photography.
Cover letters
Please include a 3-4 sentence bio and any social media handles (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), as well as a current email address and contact information.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Unusual formatting in poetry cannot always be replicated on our site.
Rights for published work
The content of The Sunlight Press is exclusively online. The Sunlight Press claims first publishing rights, which revert to the author upon publication; however, please acknowledge The Sunlight Press if your work appears later online or in print. Many thanks.
Additional info
Please submit written material in only one category at a time (in other words, do not submit written work in multiple categories at the same time. The only exception to this: You may submit a written piece and photography simultaneously). We occasionally accept previously published work (in print, on a personal blog, or another digital publication) but offer no payment. Payment $40 for essays (including book reviews and Artist on Craft pieces) $40 for fiction (short stories and flash fiction) $30 for the first poem accepted, and $10 for each additional accepted in the same submission $15 for photos
About the Magazine
Founded in 2017 | United States
The Sunlight Press is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, digital literary journal that provides a home to new and established voices. We welcome creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, book and film reviews, photography, and reflections by artists on their craft. We want to hear the ways people turn toward light and hope, whether it is through the arts, culture, spirituality, or humor, and also how they respond to darkness and navigate unknown spaces. Epiphanies are born from the ordinary and the extraordinary; whether it’s a reflection unfolding during a morning walk, after the loss of a loved one, or in the middle of unexpected laughter, we want to know about these moments. The Sunlight Press publishes on Mondays and Wednesdays, and occasionally on Fridays. Creative nonfiction, including essays, reviews, and artists on craft pieces, as well as photography, appear on Mondays. Poetry and fiction appear on Wednesdays. We regularly publish additional posts, including Editors’ Notes and contest news, and occasionally offer full weeks of one genre.
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 :)
BETH BURRELL
Editor-in-Chief
RUDRI BHATT PATEL
Founder & Editor
CLIVE COLLINS
Poetry Editor
Examples
2 pieces from Chill Subs people
