"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."
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
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
Yes
Payment
No
Fee
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
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 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
all
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 2
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Art
Remember that images will be in greyscale for the print edition.
Photography
Remember that images will be in greyscale for the print edition.
Play
Plays or screenplays of less than 12 pages in standard format.
Comics
No specific limitations
Video
No specific limitations
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