WestWord Journal
Literary Magazine
A journal of short stories, flash and micro fictions from Retreat West.
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 5 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysYes
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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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions
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 - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Submission fee: £
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Submission fee: £
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please provide a short 3rd person biography. Limit: 50 words.
Eligibility
18+
Formatting
Please use a legible, easy-to-read font of 12pt or 14pt. All submissions must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format ONLY.
Author's rights
Authors will retain all rights and copyright to their works. WestWord requests one-time, non-exclusive rights to publish your work.
Additional info
We publish three editions a year. We have 4 free submissions available in each period We will nominate stories for prizes (Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Pushcart, etc.). Simultaneous submissions are fine but please withdraw your submission via Submittable if it is accepted elsewhere. Please do not send us stories with racism, sexism, homophobia, religious hatred or any other kind of bigotry and hate. Any sex must be relevant to the story. Do not send us stories of rape, incest, child abuse, bestiality, or gratuitous violence. Payment. For each edition, the writers we publish will share 50% of the submission fees received. All stories selected for an edition will receive the same payment no matter the length of the story.
Tracker statistics
6
Total submissions tracked
38 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
38 days
Fastest response time
44 days
Slowest response time
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