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"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."
"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."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $50
Fee
Yes: $3
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: yes
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
4 genres
Fiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Fiction
Max words: 1200
Max pieces: 3
Or up to three (3) flash fiction pieces of 1,200 total words or less
Nonfiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Fiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Fiction
Max words: 1200
Max pieces: 3
Or up to three (3) flash fiction pieces of 1,200 total words or less
Nonfiction
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Statistics
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32
Total submissions tracked
112 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
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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Rights for published work
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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)
About the Magazine
Founded in 1987 | United States
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 and raw honesty. The editorial team is also proud to feature the work of emerging voices alongside that of established writers.
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 :)
Areej Quraishi
Editor-in-Chief
Benjamin Stallings
Managing Editor
Lindsay Olson
Engagement Editor
Examples
1 pieces from Chill Subs people
