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The Unconventional Courier

Literary Magazine

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The Unconventional Courier is a literary zine dedicated to promoting writers and poets who deal with the heavier stuff.

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  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    Several months*
    Editor reported data
  • Acceptance rate:
    10% *
    Editor reported data

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  • 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

  • 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 - 6000 words max

Max words: 250

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Magical Realism

Nonfiction - 6000 words max

Max words: 250

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 5

Sub Genres: All / surprise us, , , , , , , ,

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Art

Max pieces: 5

Photography

Max pieces: 5

How to submit

  • Processs

    Google / other forms

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility


    We publish work from and by everyone.

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    1. Creators retain complete rights of their submitted works. The Unconventional Courier gives full legal and creative rights to original creators. (You own your work.) 2. Previously published work is allowed. Previously published work must be cleared for future publication from previous publisher. I.e., if you submitted to a previous literary journal or zine, please make sure they clear you to publish your work again with another zine. 3. Editors of The Unconventional Courier retain the explicit right of minor editing of submissions. Editing pertains to, but is not limited to: -Spelling errors (we allow UK/Can spelling for an international audience) -Capitalization -Punctuation -Minor sentence structure issues for grammatical standard(This is to maintain readability for our readers.) -Formatting if you failed to provide your submissions with an acceptable document format. -Formatting if body of text is run-on or discerned as hard-to-read. ​ (The Unconventional Courier believes in accessibility for all readers, including readers who are ocularly disabled.)

  • Additional info

    Our podcast where we interview some of the zine's submitters: https://www.podpage.com/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing/category/the-unconventional-courier-interviews/

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About

The Unconventional Courier is a literary zine dedicated to promoting writers and poets who deal with the heavier stuff. We look for stories and verse dealing with human nature and philosophy. As our motto goes, "Lit for Heavy Hearts and Heavier Minds." We are looking for literature (prose, poetry...

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Founded

2022

Country

US

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    Tete DePunk

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    R.N. Roveleh

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