The Unconventional Courier
Literary Magazine
The Unconventional Courier is a literary zine dedicated to promoting writers and poets who deal with the heavier stuff.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
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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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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
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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