Write or Die Magazine
Literary Magazine
Where all writers can find inspiration, accountability, and motivation. We are especially interested in being transparent about the writing process—the day-to-day routines of writers, the messy drafts, the rejections, and the hours spent staring into space.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 6 months */Editor reported data71 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 2% */Editor reported data7.5%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 0%
Pays$20-$200
Find more details in the Genres section
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
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 - 4000 words max
Max words: 4000
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 200
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Payment: $ 50
Interview
Payment: $ 20
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Keep it simple & polite.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
A Note on Pitches: If you are pitching an essay or author interview, please send us a brief 2-3 paragraph pitch that tells us a little bit about what you would like to contribute, why you think it is a good fit for Write or Die Magazine, and who you are. A link to past publications is helpful but not necessary. If you are sending a finished draft for consideration, please send via Word doc attachment (12-point font, double-spaced, with your name somewhere on the file) via Submittable.
Author's rights
Revert to the writer upon publication.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
135
Total submissions tracked
71 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
7 days
Fastest response time
212 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 372 days, 295 days
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Submission calls
Nonfiction
Interview
Fiction
About
Write or Die Magazine is where all writers can find inspiration, accountability, and motivation. We are especially interested in being transparent about the writing process—the day-to-day routines of writers, the messy drafts, the rejections, and the hours spent staring into space. We love to talk a...
Read moreFounded
2018
Country
US
Masthead
Kailey Brennan DelloRusso
Editor-in-Chief
Shelby Hinte
Associate Editor
Tamar Mekredijian
Fiction Editor
Benjamin Davis
editor-at-large
Suzanne Grove
Fiction Editor