The Sunlight Press
Literary Magazine
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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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: within 2 to 3 months*/Editor reported data90 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 3.21%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Payssee Genres section for details
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, Best Small Fictions
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 - 2000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 2000
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 40
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 40
Nonfiction
Payment: $ 40
No specific limitations
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 750
Max words: 1000
Payment: $ 40
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Payment: from $30
Review
Max words: 750
Max words: 1000
Payment: $ 40
Interview
Max words: 1000
Payment: $ 40
Photography
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 15 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
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.
Author's rights
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
Tracker statistics
88
Total submissions tracked
90 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
150 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 309 days
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About
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 a...
Read moreFounded
2017
Country
US
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BETH BURRELL
Editor-in-Chief
RUDRI BHATT PATEL
Founder & Editor
CLIVE COLLINS
Poetry Editor