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The Icarus Writing Collective

www.icaruswritingcollective.com

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The Icarus Writing Collective publishes flash fiction and short fiction. We are dedicated to telling stories that retell, adapt, or transcend literary classics and mythology. We encourage writers to come together to bring the “then” to our “now.”

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    30 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    60 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    40.74%*
    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 Of The Net, Pushcart

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

How to submit

  • Processs

    Form

  • Cover letter

    We do not require a cover letter. However, there is a part of the Submission Form where we invite you to explain how your piece fits with the current theme and how you explore retellings.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    .docx, .doc, or .pdf

  • Author's rights

    All rights reserved to the original artist!

  • Additional info

Tracker statistics

30

Total submissions tracked

60 days

Average response time

40.74%

Average acceptance rate

43 days

Fastest response time

82 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 85 days

Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!

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About

The Icarus Writing Collective, a mythic magazine, was founded in 2022 by Elizabeth Zarb and Kyle Ross. The two met as undergraduates at Emerson College in 2017, finding a combined interest in classic literature and mythology. After a flash fiction workshop course in their senior year, both Elizabeth...

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    Editor Kyle Ross avatar

    Kyle Ross

    Editor-in-Chief

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    Elizabeth Zarb

    Editor-in-Chief