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"Westwind welcomes submissions from new and experienced writers and artists. Reflective of our inclusion of a variety of different art forms, Westwind encourages work to abandon formulaic and traditional demands and expectations."
Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
64 days
Average acceptance rate
33.33%

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

      No

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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

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      No

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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

9 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

All forms and styles, including experimental genres, are acceptable! Up to 3 individual poems (up to 750 words collectively).

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 3

Excerpts from longer prose pieces are acceptable if self-contained.

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Fiction

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 3

Excerpts from longer prose pieces are acceptable if self-contained.

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Art

No specific limitations

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Photography

No specific limitations

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Humor

No specific limitations

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Play

No specific limitations

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Audio

No specific limitations

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Video

No specific limitations

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Poetry

Max pieces: 3

All forms and styles, including experimental genres, are acceptable! Up to 3 individual poems (up to 750 words collectively).

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Nonfiction

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 3

Excerpts from longer prose pieces are acceptable if self-contained.

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Fiction

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 3

Excerpts from longer prose pieces are acceptable if self-contained.

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Art

No specific limitations

Magazine

Founded in 1957 | 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 :)

Jade Lacy
Editor-in-Chief
Katherine King
Managing Editor
Louise Kim
Executive Fiction Editor
Kylee Kropf
Executive Poetry Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

5

Average acceptance rate

33.33%

Average response time

64 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

54/69 days

Fastest response time

50 days

Slowest response time

87 days