Scroll up
Back to Browse
Closed for submissions
"Taking its title from the ending of Lear, The WEIGHT is a literary journal for high school students who may similarly find themselves in need of a creative outlet. Everyone has something heavy to get off their chest."
"Taking its title from the ending of Lear, The WEIGHT is a literary journal for high school students who may similarly find themselves in need of a creative outlet. Everyone has something heavy to get off their chest."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
No
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
6 genres
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Flash Fiction
Max words: 800
Max pieces: 2
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Creative Nonfiction: 1 piece at a time, max 3000 words Note: we publish narrative (story-based) nonfiction. Not analytical or expository ess...
Poetry
Max lines: 150
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 3
1-3 poems, up to 6 pages of poetry Note: we don't publish a lot of rhyming poetry unless it's straight FIRE!
Hybrid
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Hybrid: 1 piece 1 at a time, max 2000 words
Video (Slam Poetry)
Max pieces: 1
Slam Poetry: 1 video, under 8 mins. Note: send text of poem with submission.
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Flash Fiction
Max words: 800
Max pieces: 2
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Creative Nonfiction: 1 piece at a time, max 3000 words Note: we publish narrative (story-based) nonfiction. Not analytical or expository ess...
Poetry
Max lines: 150
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 3
1-3 poems, up to 6 pages of poetry Note: we don't publish a lot of rhyming poetry unless it's straight FIRE!
Hybrid
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Hybrid: 1 piece 1 at a time, max 2000 words
Video (Slam Poetry)
Max pieces: 1
Slam Poetry: 1 video, under 8 mins. Note: send text of poem with submission.
Statistics
We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!
2
Total submissions tracked
21 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
36 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
-
Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
Young creators
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
We're looking for writing that has something honest to say. Something that releases the WEIGHT. Whatever the topic, readers need to see something honest about being alive. The piece should provide insight(s) into something important about the human experience. Whatever is said must hit an emotional chord in the reader, a chord that must resonate. Make us carry that weight long after we’ve stopped reading. Genre doesn’t matter to us. We are always accepting new submissions from high school aged students from anywhere in the world. We DO NOT accept submissions from teachers or parents! Do submit only one (1) genre at a time & wait to hear back from us before sending more.
About the Magazine
Founded in 2020 | 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 :)
Matthew E. Henry
Editor-in-Chief
