River Styx Magazine
Literary Magazine
River Styx cultivates contemporary literary arts in St. Louis and beyond through its magazine and community programs. Since 1975.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 5 months*/Editor reported data57 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 1% */Editor reported data0%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 5%
Payssee Genres section for details
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Fee$3
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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, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
yes, copies + subscription
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 0.05 per word
Fiction - 1500 words max
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 0.05 per word
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Sub Genres: , ,
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 0.05 per word
Nonfiction - 500 words max
Max words: 500
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: , ,
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 0.05 per word
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50 per page
Translation
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 0.05 per word
Play
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 5
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Tell us a bit about the work you're submitting and anything about yourself that you believe to be relevant. We read all cover letters and bios!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Double-spaced and page-numbered. We ask for a Word document (.doc, .docx) and a PDF, especially for poetry.
Author's rights
We purchase First Serial Rights. Once the work has been published in River Styx, the author retains the copyright and the authority to reprint the work elsewhere. We only ask that you credit River Styx magazine with first publication.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
94
Total submissions tracked
57 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
7 days
Fastest response time
144 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2096 days, 1667 days
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Submission calls
Online Submissions Period 1
Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
We accept submissions for online publication during two separate reading periods: March-June and August-J
Read morePrint Submissions Period 1
Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
"The Posthuman"
Please visit our website and click on "Submit" to find out more about the themed issue.
Read moreThe Castro Prize 2025 (River Styx Contest)
Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
For details about our contest in fiction & poetry, visit our website and click on "Submit."
Read moreOnline Submissions Period 2
We accept submissions for online publication during two separate reading periods: March-June and August-J
Read moreAbout
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Whereas many literary magazines are affiliated with a university (and thus receives financial support from the university), River Styx is an independent publisher supported by small grants, in-kind donations, and sales of the print magazine. River Styx pub...
Read moreFounded
1975
Country
US
Masthead
Deborah Taffa
Editor-in-Chief
Bryan Castille
Managing Editor
Christa Fraser
Fiction & Multimedia Editor
Danielle Wheeler & Micah Bateman
Poetry Editors
Carla Crujido
Deputy Editor
Kaia Lyons
Plays Editor
Claire Walla
Nonfiction Editor