Witness
Literary Magazine
Witness seeks original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and photography that is innovative in its approach, broad-ranging in its concerns, and unapologetic in its perspective. The magazine blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to their times.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 4-6 month*/Editor reported data94 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 4.87%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
yes
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 7000 words max
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50
Fiction - 1200 words max
Max words: 1200
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50
Nonfiction - 7000 words max
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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Author's rights
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Additional info
Active on social media Pays! $50 per published piece, whether in the print or online issue Available in print. All contributors also receive one (1) copy of the issue. Submission fee (though they have free reading periods)
Tracker statistics
120
Total submissions tracked
94 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
54 days
Fastest response time
186 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 634 days
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About
Our mission is to amplify extraordinary voices, feature writers from every part of the globe, and highlight pieces that speak to the present moment in an enduring and distinctive way. The magazine seeks to open up conversations surrounding oppression and transcendence, prejudice and compassion, fear...
Read moreFounded
1987
Country
US
Masthead
Areej Quraishi
Editor-in-Chief
Benjamin Stallings
Managing Editor
Lindsay Olson
Engagement Editor