Thimble
Literary Magazine
THE THIMBLE LITERARY MAGAZINE IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT POETRY IS LIKE ARMOR. LIKE A THIMBLE, IT MAY BE SMALL AND SEEM INSIGNIFICANT, BUT IT WILL PROTECT US WHEN WE ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 75 days*/Editor reported data25 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 10.53%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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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
Pushcart Prize
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 - 1200 words max
Max words: 1200
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction - 1200 words max
Max words: 1200
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Min pieces: 2
Max pieces: 4
Hybrid
Max words: 1200
Photography
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Please include a short bio.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submissions can be in one document or several. Word, Google Docs, or Open Office preferred. Please do not use PFD.
Author's rights
By publishing work, Thimble expects First North American Serial Rights. Thimble will also archive all works online at ThimbleLitMag.com and in a print version of the magazine, available on-demand. All rights revert to the writer after work is first published online. We would appreciate it if the writer cites Thimble in all future publications of the work.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
65
Total submissions tracked
25 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
60 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 64 days, 64 days, 64 days, 66 days, 63 days
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About
At Thimble Literary Magazine, we believe armor can be found in the oddest of places: whether that’s facing a hard truth head-on or reframing it so you can better understand it. We believe the stories we tell ourselves to be the most powerful protection for our edges. We are a quarterly online and p...
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2018
Country
US
Masthead
Nadia Arioli
Editor-in-Chief
Phil Cerroni
Managing Editor
Dr. Gabriel Mamola
Associate Editor