The Turning Leaf Journal
Literary Magazine
A journal for essayists and poets on the edge of change
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2 months or less*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 32% *Editor reported data
- Work acquired through solicitation: 2%
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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, Best of the Net
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
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: , , , ,
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Hybrid
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Art
Max pieces: 5
Photography
Max pieces: 5
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Keep it brief! We know this part can be stressful, so we don't want to put a lot of pressure on it. Our author bios should be written in 3rd person, and can be up to 100 words long. Bios generally contain a brief overview of your identity as a writer. We like clever quips, but we also like getting to the point.
Eligibility
We publish work from all voices, but especially love to make room for marginalized and unpublished voices.Formatting
Format your document into .doc or .docx
Author's rights
All rights return to the author upon publication. We ask that if your piece is re-published elsewhere, you credit The Turning Leaf Journal for first publication.
Additional info
Revisions: You may request a few minor edits to your piece once we have accepted it, but we ask that you please submit work that is already in its finalized state. We may request a few minor edits from you, but do not generally make many editorial revisions. We reserve the right to refuse revisions if we believe they are unnecessary. Once your piece has been published to the website, we will refuse any new revisions to your piece. However, if there is an error in our upload of your piece, we will make the necessary correction. Please inform us ASAP of any such error! Publication Proofs: Proofs may be requested for publications prior to the issue release date. If your work experiments with formatting, we will send an unsolicited proof for your review. Name & Pronoun Changes: As a TTLJ contributor, you are always welcome to reach out with requests to change your name or pronouns, no explanation or documentation required. Please email us with these requests and we’ll update your publication.
Tracker statistics
17
Total submissions tracked
53 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
15 days
Fastest response time
93 days
Slowest response time
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