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Whistling Shade Literary Journal

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Review

Comics

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Whistling Shade is a Saint Paul literary newspaper. We take a populist approach to literature, and our readers are the general public rather than the academics and literati targeted by most lit journals.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    within 3 months*
    Editor reported data
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?

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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

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

    From the editors

    Payment is in the form of 2 contributor's 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 - 10000 words max

Max words: 1001

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary

Fiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 1

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Sub Genres: Literary

Nonfiction - 10000 words max

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us

Memoirs, essays

Poetry

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 5

Review

Max words: 1

Max words: 10000

Max pieces: 1

Comics

Max pieces: 1

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How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    Our emphasis is primarily mainstream and literary, but we have a broad readership and do not espouse any given school of writing. Payment is in the form of 2 contributor's copies.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

43 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

-

Fastest response time

-

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 43 days

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Submission calls

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About

Founded

2001

Country

US

www.whistlingshade.com

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    Editor Joel Van Valin avatar

    Joel Van Valin

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Rock LaManna avatar

    Rock LaManna

    Fiction Editor

    Editor Courtney Rust avatar

    Courtney Rust

    Fiction Editor

    Editor Julian Bernick avatar

    Julian Bernick

    Poetry Editor