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"A non-profit, graduate-student-run, literary magazine published by Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) English Department. The print issue is published annually in the spring, while content appears year-round at Thin Air Online."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

October 15, 2023

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
1-3 months / 67 days
Average acceptance rate
27.78%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      $3

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      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 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 3000

For Thin Air Online: up to 1500 words

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

For Thin Air Online: up to 1500 words

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

5 pages max. For Thin Air Online: 3-5 poems

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Art

Max pieces: 5

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Hybrid

We are excited to receive hybrid work in any form

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 3000

For Thin Air Online: up to 1500 words

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

For Thin Air Online: up to 1500 words

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

5 pages max. For Thin Air Online: 3-5 poems

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Art

Max pieces: 5

Magazine

Founded in 1994 | 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 :)

Alli Mancz
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

21

Average acceptance rate

27.78%

Average response time

67 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

533/45 days

Fastest response time

12 days

Slowest response time

190 days

Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1398 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Christine Naprava avatarKarin Hedetniemi avatarDante Novario avatar
5 pieces