A new literary magazine in the form of a dynamic universe. We’re interested in connecting and recombining the work we publish and letting the shape of their creations, however seeming-distant in genre or style or intent, tell larger stories together.
Highlights
- Vibe:We're just chilling here
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data62 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data2.62%*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
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Include a short cover letter, bio, and your work as an attachment(s). We welcome pen names, author names, or pseudonyms. No need to include your legal name, physical address, phone number, or other personal information with your submission—the name you publish under and your email address is enough!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
.doc, .docx, or .pdf for writing .jpg, .png, or .pdf for art and photography
Author's rights
We ask for first North American serial rights and non-exclusive print/anthology rights. All copyrights remain yours.
Additional info
We pay a $50 honorarium for work we publish! While we publish batches of new work on the spring/fall equinox and winter/summer solstice, we don't consider them "issues," but rather materializations of the Universe and its constellations. And the Universe may be completely rearranged by a cataclysm at some point... Work published in Astrolabe has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2023!
Tracker statistics
159
Total submissions tracked
62 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
151 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 211 days, -59 days
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About
We’re envisioning a Universe that’s expansive and dynamic, inclusive and lush, a perpetual explosion that defies temporal systems of organization or measurement. Instead of publishing sequential issues or a stream of work that relegates what came before to the background, we’re interested in connect...
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Masthead
Joel Hans
Editor-in-Chief
Jae Towle Vieira
Editor-in-Chief