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Defunkt Magazine

www.defunktmag.com

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We are a magazine that showcases compelling, accessible, and culturally relevant work–anything the mainstream is ignoring, we'll want it. We seek to offer an authentic reflection of the contemporary, and most importantly, to uplift marginalized voices in a fascinating and brutally honest way.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    90 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    50 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    4.57%*
    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

  • 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

    Please include a third-person biography or artist’s statement that is a maximum of 100 words.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    Submit a docx. format

  • Author's rights

    Please note that Defunkt Magazine requires First Serial Rights on all submissions/all mediums and that all published works may be considered for our annually printed anthology, Pushcart nominations, and Best of the Net.

  • Additional info

    Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Offer expedited response: $5 - response within 2 weeks Pays! We pay contributors based off our Patreon subscriptions so this number varies per volume. The current pay range is $8.50-$13 Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:) Available in print and online

Tracker statistics

118

Total submissions tracked

50 days

Average response time

4.57%

Average acceptance rate

5 days

Fastest response time

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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12-month average acceptance rate

142 days

12-month average response time

Managed by editors

About

Defunkt Magazine is Houston-based nonprofit literary journal and press dedicated to publishing authentic, influential works from emerging and established writers, artists, and creatives.

Masthead

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    Diamond Braxton

    Editor-in-Chief

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    Keagan Wheat

    Managing Editor

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    Kimberly Wolf

    Associate Poetry Editor

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    Megan McKinley

    CNF Editor

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    Charlene Caruthers

    CNF Associate Editor

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    Kaunain Khan

    Associate Prose Editor

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    Lucas Del Pico

    Music Editor

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    William Whitmire

    Grant Writer / Bus Dev

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    Elizabeth Del Soto

    Social Media Manager

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    Sienna Liu

    CNF Reader

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    Vanessa Wolosz

    CNF Reader

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    Kalena Holeman

    Fiction Reader

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    Lihem Amlack

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    Raul Martinez

    Fiction Reader