The Wax Paper
Literary Magazine
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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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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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
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 - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Art
Photography
Play
Comics
No specific limitations
Video
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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Author's rights
We kindly ask First North American Serial Rights for thirty days after which all rights are returned. All printed items, in addition to full versions of excerpted text will be added, with permission, to our web-based archive at thewaxpaper.com. Whenever possible, we will work with the authors to record their contribution and make it available alongside its online version.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
21
Total submissions tracked
102 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
35 days
Fastest response time
235 days
Slowest response time
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About
The Wax Paper was inspired by the life of Louis “Studs” Terkel. Our name is taken after his first radio show, The Wax Museum, a groundbreaking program, emblematic of his democratic fondness of variety, in which arias were played alongside folk ballads. We look to populate The Wax Paper with pieces t...
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2015
Country
US
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Hans Hetrick
Editor-in-Chief
Casey Knott
Editor
Corryn Cummins
Media Editor