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    Unfortunately, Literary Magazine

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    We at Unfortunately, aim to take the sting-and-stigma out of rejections and make the writing world a little less of a hellscape.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
    • Response time:
      30 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      189 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      6.25%*
      Chill Subs tracker stats

    Publication

    • 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

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Submittable

    • Cover letter

      This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

    • Author's rights

      or text-based work, we acquire Exclusive First Electronic Rights and Exclusive Social Media Rights for 90 days. After the first 90 days: We also ask for Non-Exclusive Electronic Rights and Non-Exclusive Social Media Rights indefinitely so we can include your work in our archives and throwback posts on social media. You can publish your work somewhere else, but please credit Unfortunately, Literary Magazine with initial publication. For image-based work, we acquire Non-Exclusive Electronic Rights and Non-Exclusive Social Media Rights indefinitely. This is so we can include your work in our current issue and social media posts, and subsequently in our archives and throwback posts. For translations, we acquire Exclusive First English-Language and Exclusive Social Media Rights for 90 days. You must provide a statement that certifies you have received permission from the original rights holder (either the publisher or the author, as applicable) to give us these rights. After the first 90 days: We also ask for Non-Exclusive English-Language Electronic Rights and Non-Exclusive Social Media Rights indefinitely so we can include your work in our archives and throwback posts on social media. You can publish your work somewhere else, but please credit Unfortunately, Literary Magazine with initial publication.

    • Additional info

      Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Active on social media Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:) "They explain what they love about the piece and why they picked it - I found this very rewarding."

    Tracker statistics

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    Total submissions tracked

    189 days

    Average response time

    6.25%

    Average acceptance rate

    64 days

    Fastest response time

    Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!

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    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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    About

    As such, we promise to: Respond to all submissions. Provide feedback to submitters who request it. Explain to our readers why we accepted the pieces we publish. Provide resources for navigating life as a writer and artist. Encourage diverse voices to share their stories. Attempt to pay you motherfu...

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    Founded

    2021

    Country

    US

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      Editor Nathalie Lawrence avatar

      Nathalie Lawrence

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Edith E. Hammernacker  avatar

      Edith E. Hammernacker

      Submissions Editor