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underscore _ magazine

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Art

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dedicated to chronicling all things that underscore the city.

www.underscoremag.com

Highlights

Vibe:We're just chilling here
Response time:
2 weeks*
Editor reported data
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9 days*
Chill Subs tracker stats
Acceptance rate: /
34.78%*
Chill Subs tracker stats
Work acquired through solicitation: 0%

PaysNo

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

Fiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us

we're looking for real stories set in fictional cities and fictional stories set in real cities. if you feel the city informs your work of fiction, we'd like to read it. when in doubt, submit!

Nonfiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: ,

we’re looking for stories of your lived experience in cities. tell us about your visits, about your homes, about your experiences. when in doubt, submit!

Poetry

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 3

we’re looking for poetry that speaks to city life, and we leave the interpretation of that up to you. speculative poetry and prose poetry is always welcome. when in doubt, submit!

Art

Max pieces: 3

we wish we could tell you what we are looking for, but in all honesty, this is the first time we’ve been open for cover art! we’re looking for art that speaks to city life. any style, any medium. go nuts, we might love it. when in doubt, submit!

How to submit

Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
we don't require a cover letter, and we never will. bios should be in third person! beyond that, what you do with that space is up to you. tell us about yourself, about your work, about your life.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
please make sure your work is mostly error-free and in a pdf file. font and formatting are up to you. for nonfiction and fiction, please submit up to 5,000 words. for poetry, please submit up to 3 poems, with page breaks in between poems.
Author's rights
you will retain all rights to your work. underscore_magazine requests a nonexclusive license to publish your work on our website and excerpt your work for use in promotion.
Additional info

Tracker statistics

Total submissions tracked

9 days

Average response time

34.78%

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

32 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 55 days, 51 days

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About

we're looking for your stories about city life, your odes to your favorite subway lines, your portraits of a skyscraper on fire. we're also looking for works set in cities, real or fictional, that engage with the general concept of city life and all it entails. we embrace any and all genres, and wor...

Founded

2023

Country

www.underscoremag.com

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Erica Leslie Weidner

Editor-in-Chief