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Topograph Journal

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Review

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Topograph is a place-based literary journal that publishes fiction, nonfiction, criticism, and poetry.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    75*
    Editor reported data
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?

Pays$10

Find more details in the Genres section

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

  • 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 - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: Literary, Absurdist, Magical Realism, Speculative

Payment: $ 10

Submit one piece at a time.

Nonfiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: , , , , ,

Payment: $ 10

We prefer essays and pieces of creative nonfiction and criticism of fewer than 2,500 words.

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Payment: $ 10

Submit up to three poems at a time. Five pages maximum, in total.

Review (Place Reviews)

Max words: 200

Max pieces: 1

1–5 sentence reviews of places or place-related phenomena that aren’t listed on Google Maps (e.g., your favorite—or least favorite—park bench; the conductor’s announcements on your local train; the ephemeral chalk art that appears outside your apartment building.)

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    Include a short bio of 3-4 sentences in your email.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    - Accepted file types: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt. - Double space prose; single spacing is fine for poetry. - We prefer Times New Roman, but font isn't a dealbreaker.

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

98 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

86 days

Fastest response time

111 days

Slowest response time

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About

Topograph is an online (for now) place-based literary journal that wants to add depth and meaning to the map. We want to show what makes places distinct; uncover the historical and emotional topographies of land; and reveal aspects of where people live and have been, ugly or beautiful, that are esse...

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Founded

2023

Country

US

topograph.org

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    Editor Matt Fleck avatar

    Matt Fleck

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Sue Breitkopf avatar

    Sue Breitkopf

    Publisher