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"Current theme: "seasons" Editor's tip: seasons aren't just about the weather; they signify the passage of time. Show us seasons of perfect and imperfect timing—no matter the time of year."
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Response Time
1-2 months / 64 days
Average acceptance rate
53% / 66.67%

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·  Jan 12
We're reaching out today to everyone who submitted for issue 9 and we're open for issue 10, themes of sandbox!

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      Yes

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

all

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Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Creative nonfiction is for tributes to the under-recognized. The topic for this section is always open.

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max lines: 15

Max pieces: 2

Start your second poem on a new page. You don't need to include the full Title Info section a second time, just add the title of the second piece and carry on. Make it easy on yourself.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

all

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Creative nonfiction is for tributes to the under-recognized. The topic for this section is always open.

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max lines: 15

Max pieces: 2

Start your second poem on a new page. You don't need to include the full Title Info section a second time, just add the title of the second piece and carry on. Make it easy on yourself.

Magazine

Founded in 2020 | 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 :)

Jessica Morris-Reade
Editor-in-Chief
Seth Cupery
Editor
Réven Widener
Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

7

Average acceptance rate

66.67%

Average response time

64 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

52/89 days

Fastest response time

49 days

Slowest response time

89 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Poppy Burnham avatar
1 pieces