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    Ninth Letter

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    The award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The journal's mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
    • Response time:
      120 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
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      114 days*
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    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
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      1.31%*
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    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

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Submittable

    • Cover letter

      No cover letter advice

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

    • Author's rights

      We don't have rights information for this magazine

    • Additional info

      Pays! $25 per printed page, with a maximum payment of $150. Submission fee for print submissions All U.S. entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Ninth Letter. All international entrants will receive a copy of our Fall/Winter 2023-24 print issue. $1000 prize for contests! The print copies look amazing!

    Tracker statistics

    536

    Total submissions tracked

    114 days

    Average response time

    1.31%

    Average acceptance rate

    11 days

    Fastest response time

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    About

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    Founded

    2004

    Country

    US

    Masthead

      Editor Liz Harms avatar

      Liz Harms

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Michael Hurley avatar

      Michael Hurley

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Amy Hassinger avatar

      Amy Hassinger

      Fiction Editor

      Editor Christopher Kempf avatar

      Christopher Kempf

      Creative Nonfiction Editor

      Editor Ángel García avatar

      Ángel García

      Poetry Editor