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Literary Magazine

Not One of Us

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Fiction

Poetry

Multimedia

250
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Not One of Us is about people (or things) out of place in their surroundings, outsiders, social misfits, aliens in the SF sense—anyone excluded from society for whatever the reason. We’d like to consider the problem of “otherness” from every possible fictional angle.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
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    Editor reported data
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    13 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
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    Editor reported data
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    5.92%*
    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

    Email

  • Cover letter

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We prefer Word or RTF attachments (do not send submissions in PDF), but it’s OK to embed submissions.

  • Author's rights

    We assume first serial rights, with rights reverting to the author/poet upon publication.

  • Additional info

    Themes to avoid: vampires, alcoholic villains without any understanding of their motives, tales about writers, sword and sorcery, deals with the devil, and revenge stories that have no other point, especially if the punishment far exceeds the crime.

Tracker statistics

243

Total submissions tracked

13 days

Average response time

5.92%

Average acceptance rate

6 days

Fastest response time

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

6.59%

12-month average acceptance rate

13 days

12-month average response time

About

The editorial philosophy of the magazine reflects my own personal taste in genre fiction. To me the scariest and most deeply moving horror stories are not about monsters or about good vs. evil, but rather about the reader’s own fears and discomforts. Similarly, for Not One of Us, fantasy isn’t about...

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Country

US

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    John Benson

    Editor-in-Chief