Waxwing Literary Journal
Literary Magazine
We strive to promote the tremendous cultural diversity of contemporary American literature, alongside international voices both in English and in translation.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 4 months*/Editor reported data187 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 5.26%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
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
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Art
Max pieces: 3
Translation
Review
Interview
How to submit
Processs
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
80
Total submissions tracked
187 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
445 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 496 days
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