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"ZERO READERS publishes CRAFT CONTENT alongside poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. ISSUE 6 open for submissions on 9/15!"
"ZERO READERS publishes CRAFT CONTENT alongside poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. ISSUE 6 open for submissions on 9/15!"
Vibe
We're just chilling here
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $1 per piece
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
6 genres
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
One piece of up to 3000 words, or up to three pieces not exceeding 1000 each.
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
We're specifically looking for craft essays—writing about writing, the writing process, grammar, tools, ideas & frameworks. If it's about t...
Poetry
Max pieces: 2
Two pieces, not exceeding five pages total.
Review (Book review, chapbook review)
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Review (Craft Articles/Essays)
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Interview
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Fiction
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
One piece of up to 3000 words, or up to three pieces not exceeding 1000 each.
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
We're specifically looking for craft essays—writing about writing, the writing process, grammar, tools, ideas & frameworks. If it's about t...
Poetry
Max pieces: 2
Two pieces, not exceeding five pages total.
Review (Book review, chapbook review)
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Review (Craft Articles/Essays)
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Interview
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Statistics
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15
Total submissions tracked
66 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
61 days
Fastest response time
76 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
Online submissions open for brief windows when we feel like it, announced both on the website & via twitter @ZeroReadersMag.
Cover letters
Cover letters are not required, but if you feel like it, shoot. We do request a third-person bio no longer than 100 words in our form.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
.docx and .pdf files
Rights for published work
Zero Readers retains first-time digital & print rights for your published work. All other rights revert to the author. If there’s a conflict with printing your work in our omnibus print version, please do alert us.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Active on social media Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:)
About the Magazine
Founded in 2021 | United States
We are Zero Readers, a literary magazine focusing on craft content as well as poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. We welcome writers of all experience, background, and niches to submit to our biannual issues. Our goal is to build a vibrant writing community through access to craft essays, interviews, and the opportunity for publication. As a program of Pencilhouse, we ultimately strive for accessibility and inclusivity.
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 :)
Ivy Jones
Editor-in-Chief
Jason W. McGlone
Publisher
Mack Rogers
Poetry Editor
Dawson Thompson
Fiction Editor
K.S. Palakovic
Nonfiction Editor
Joshua Lambie
Craft Content Editor
Examples
7 pieces from Chill Subs people
