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MAYDAY

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MAYDAY presents new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, cultural commentary, and visual art to an international community of readers. We publish artists that explore culture and history; politics regional and global; the past, present, and future.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    60 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    69 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    14%*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    5.15%*
    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

    In lieu of a cover letter, include a bio of up to 100 words in the appropriate field, as well as any social media handles where indicated in the Submittable form.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    For prose: Your submission should be double-spaced and in standard font and style. We prefer .doc files, but .docx, .rtf, and Open Office files are okay, too.

  • Author's rights

    Rights revert to author upon publication. Please credit MAYDAY with first publication if the work is republished elsewhere.

  • Additional info

    Open year round Payment for work published at MAYDAY is according to the following flat rates: Book Reviews and Interviews: $20 Creative Nonfiction: $20 Culture: $20 Fiction: $20 (traditional stories), $10 (flash fiction) MAYDAY:Black: $50 Poetry: $10 Translation: $20 (stories), $10 (poems) Visual Art: $10

Tracker statistics

71

Total submissions tracked

69 days

Average response time

5.15%

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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12-month average acceptance rate

75 days

12-month average response time

About

First published by New American Press in 2009 and relaunched with an expanded editorial staff in 2020, MAYDAY presents new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, cultural commentary, and visual art to an international community of readers. MAYDAY takes its name from the international distress c...

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    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor David Bowen avatar

    David Bowen

    Executive Director

    Editor Chase Erwin avatar

    Chase Erwin

    Managing Editor

    Editor Emma Daley avatar

    Emma Daley

    Assistant Managing Editor

    Editor Nathan Winer avatar

    Nathan Winer

    Assistant Managing Editor