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- Response time: 30 days after submission*/Editor reported data23 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 1%*/Editor reported data0.83%*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 New Poets, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, O Henry, 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
Over18
Formatting
Single-spaced. Poems all in one document. Begin each poem on a new page, and clearly indicate when a poem extends beyond one page. There are no absolute length limits, but remember that the longer a poem, the better it has to be.
Author's rights
We purchase First North American Serial, First Anthology (for the annual print anthology), and First Audio rights, and the right to archive your work on our open-access platforms after publication.
Additional info
Has annual print anthologies Submission fee for longer prose (1k-5k words). Offers paid feedback and editorial feedback - all pieces are considered for publication Works with authors on editing accepted pieces Works are published with accompanying audio read by contributor or staff Accepts up to 3 poems free, 6 poems for a fee
Tracker statistics
1208
Total submissions tracked
23 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
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Maria S. Picone
Managing Editor
Brooke Randel
Prose Editor
Annie Schoonover
Associate Prose Editor
Praise Osawaru
Assistant Prose Editor
B. Luke Wilson
Poetry Editor
Michael Imossan
Associate Poetry Editor
Mohammed U. Yusuf
Associate Poetry Editor
Samira Shakib-Bregeth
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Semilore Kilaso
Social Media Coordinator
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