"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."
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
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Payment
No
Fee
$3
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: 3000
For Thin Air Online: up to 1500 words
Nonfiction
Max words: 3000
For Thin Air Online: up to 1500 words
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
5 pages max. For Thin Air Online: 3-5 poems
Art
Max pieces: 5
Hybrid
We are excited to receive hybrid work in any form
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