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Deadline

Dec 5, 2023

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"An online journal of poetry, art, interviews, and reviews."

"An online journal of poetry, art, interviews, and reviews."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

Less than 30 days / 11 days

Acceptance Rate

2.27%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 6

Art

Max pieces: 12

3-12. We will consider any genre, subject, and medium, but we are mostly looking for photography, paintings, drawings, sculptures, and comic...

Photography

Max pieces: 12

See "Art".

Poetry

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 6

Art

Max pieces: 12

3-12. We will consider any genre, subject, and medium, but we are mostly looking for photography, paintings, drawings, sculptures, and comic...

Photography

Max pieces: 12

See "Art".

Statistics

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Track submission

57

Total submissions tracked

11 days

Average response time

2.27%

Average acceptance rate

2 days

Fastest response time

35 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 289 days, 1680 days

How to submit

Process

UtSQ only accepts submissions via our Submittable.

Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Please wait one reading period (or 3 months) before submitting again.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2008 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

April Michelle Bratten

Editor-in-Chief

​Anuja Ghimire

Assistant Editor