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"Literary journal. Discovering luminous writers, cultivating a generous artistic community, celebrating risk, presuming abundance."
Introduction
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Response Time
3 months / 82 days
Average acceptance rate
4.17%

Need to know for submitting

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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

      No

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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

7 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max pieces: 1

Short stories, flash fiction, and excerpts of longer prose manuscripts. No more than 15 pages.

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

Creative nonfiction, lyric essays. No more than 15 pages.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Any style or sensibility

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Art

Max pieces: 5

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Translations

We prefer longer excerpts, ranging from approximately 5-10 poems, or for prose works, up to 20 pages.

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Video

Max pieces: 5

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Hybrid

No more than 15 pages.

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Fiction

Max pieces: 1

Short stories, flash fiction, and excerpts of longer prose manuscripts. No more than 15 pages.

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

Creative nonfiction, lyric essays. No more than 15 pages.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Any style or sensibility

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Art

Max pieces: 5

Magazine

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Masthead

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Kristina Marie Darling
Editor-in-Chief
Emma Bolden
Associate EiC
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

29

Average acceptance rate

4.17%

Average response time

82 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/82 days

Fastest response time

40 days

Slowest response time

149 days