Founded with the explicit purpose of publishing new and upcoming writers with no submission fees, Hearth & Coffin places priority on provocative, exploratory, and accessible works that thrill and open the minds of readers. Each Hearth & Coffin volume has a theme.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 30 days after submission*/Editor reported data46 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data36.11%*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
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
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
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Please include your name as you would like it to appear on our site, should your work be chosen for publication.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please submit your writing in Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, PDF, or Google Doc format. Hearth & Coffin will not accept other file types at this time. Please email your document to us with the subject line [Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry]: [Your Name]
Author's rights
Hearth & Coffin Literary Journal holds first publication rights for three months after publication. Authors agree not to publish, nor authorize or permit the publication of, any part of the material for three months following first publication. For reprints we ask for acknowledgement of its publication in Hearth & Coffin first.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:) If you plan to submit a previously published work for consideration: The work should still fit the theme of the issue for which you are submitting it We will require the name of the now-defunct publication that originally published the work, as well as the month/year of original publication
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
46 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
19 days
Fastest response time
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