We publish anything that has been written "with abandon" (whatever that means to you). No submission fees, ever (though we do accept tips!), and we are a paying market.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data89 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 2%*/Editor reported data2.20%*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
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
Upon publication, Abandon Journal acquires first world serial rights, including first audio production rights, after which we retain the right to include it in a print anthology, as well as the right to maintain it indefinitely on our website. All other rights return to the author upon publication.
Additional info
Pays! $15/piece And no submission fees for general subs, ever.
Tracker statistics
182
Total submissions tracked
89 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
16 days
Fastest response time
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About
Abandon Journal exists to showcase writing and artwork that has been created with abandon. That term is free to be interpreted liberally, but ideally it is the kind of work that takes risks, created in a space wherein the artist doesn’t care what anyone else thinks or what everyone else is doing. We...
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