We strive to promote the tremendous cultural diversity of contemporary American literature, alongside international voices both in English and in translation.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 120 days after submission*/Editor reported data144 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data5.13%*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
From the editors
Best American, Best Of The Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Submittable
Cover letter
While they are optional, we prefer that you include a cover letter with your submission that tells us what you are submitting (titles and genre are helpful) and a short third person author bio. We like cover letters because we would like to know who you are, if we don’t already. But the information in your cover letter will have no bearing on whether or not your work is accepted for publication — that decision is driven solely by the writing you submit.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Prose: Double-space your manuscript and include page numbers. Art: Files should be JPGs or similar file type. Screen resolution at a size that displays the image well enough is fine — if an image is accepted for publication, we will ask for a higher resolution file.
Author's rights
Waxwing requests first serial rights. All rights revert back to the author upon publication, although we will preserve your work online in our archives for the lifespan of the magazine. If the work is later republished, we request you note its initial publication in Waxwing. We also request the right to republish your work in future print anthologies and/or as promotional broadsides with author permission.
Additional info
Active on social media
Tracker statistics
81
Total submissions tracked
144 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
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About
It is the editors’ belief that American literature is thriving, both in terms of aesthetics and cultural inclusiveness. Waxwing believes that American voices are, at their cores, both multicultural and multinational, and so the editors’ mission is to include American writers from all cultural identi...
Read moreFounded
2013
Country
US
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief
Iliana Rocha
Editor
Alyssa Jewell
Editor
Tara Isabel Zambrano
Editor
Silas Hansen
Editor