The Candid Review
Literary Magazine
The Candid Review is looking for submissions for its second issue! We want experimental, raw, and candid writing. Submit anything you're proud of.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: One month*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 20% *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
Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
0What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Experimental, LGBTQ+ Stories
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 250
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary, Experimental, LGBTQ+ Stories
Nonfiction (Creative Nonfiction)
Max words: 1000
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: , ,
Nonfiction (Essays)
Max words: 1000
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: , ,
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 5
Art (Graphic Design)
Max pieces: 3
Art (Visual Art)
Max pieces: 3
Play
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No need for a cover letter! For your third-person bio, add your name, pronouns, where someone may find your writing (forthcoming as well!), and a fun non-writerly fact about you! You may include any social media links as well.
Eligibility
We publish all writers, but prioritize works by marginalized creators, such as BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers and artists.Formatting
No formatting requirements, as long as the font is at least a size 11. Submit all writing through a word processor.
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Submission calls
All genres
About
The Candid Review is a new online literary magazine that publishes writing that challenges and experiments with form, emotion, and language. We provide a space for writers new and old to publish their cross-genre, experimental, and candid writing. We strive to uplift BIPOC and queer voices in the li...
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2023
Country
US
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Saanvi Sahoo
Editor-in-Chief