We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that breaks everything down so that it can build.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 180 days after submission*/Editor reported data124 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data1.21%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
Defunct Mags
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Of The Net, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
In the body of your email, please include a short, third-person bio, to be featured alongside any piece or pieces accepted for publication. You may include links to social media profiles and/or a description or explanation of your work, although this is not required.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
We ask for first rights, and we ask that any future publications of accepted work will acknowledge A Velvet Giant.
Additional info
Pays! $20 per contributor Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype
Tracker statistics
126
Total submissions tracked
124 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
66 days
Fastest response time
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About
A Velvet Giant is an online literary journal. We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that break...
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Erika Walsh
Editor-in-Chief
Emma Sheinbaum
Editor-in-Chief
Francesca Hodge
Journal Illustrator