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"A broadsheet publication open to all forms of written word, image, and collected conversation. The first priority of The Wax Paper is to expand our understanding of the people we share the world with, and in doing so, expand our understanding of ourselves."
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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
/ 102 days
Average acceptance rate
14.29%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      Yes

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

8 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

all

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Art

Remember that images will be in greyscale for the print edition.

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Photography

Remember that images will be in greyscale for the print edition.

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Play

Plays or screenplays of less than 12 pages in standard format.

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Comics

No specific limitations

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Video

No specific limitations

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

all

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 2

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Art

Remember that images will be in greyscale for the print edition.

Magazine

Founded in 2015 | United States

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 :)

Hans Hetrick
Editor-in-Chief
Casey Knott
Editor
Corryn Cummins
Media Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

13

Average acceptance rate

14.29%

Average response time

102 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

235/36 days

Fastest response time

35 days

Slowest response time

235 days