One Story
Literary Magazine
One Story is an award-winning, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit literary publisher committed to supporting the art form of the short story and the authors who write them—through One Story, One Teen Story, education, community, and mentorship.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 3 months*/Editor reported data83 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.72%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$500
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
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
From the editors
yes
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 3000
Max words: 8000
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 500
Translation
Payment: $ 500
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We accept DOC, DOCX, PDF, and RTF files. Please include the story title and all writer contact info on the first page of the submitted file.
Author's rights
One Story pays $500 and 25 contributors copies for First Serial North American rights. All rights will revert to the author following publication.
Additional info
Pays! $500 and 25 contributors copies for First Serial North American rights. All rights will revert to the author following publication. No free examples online If a story has been published in print outside of North America, it will be considered. We close when we reach our submissions cap of 2000. If you don’t see a magazine submission opportunity on our Submittable page, it means we have reached our cap and submissions are now closed. We will open for submissions again in the fall.
Tracker statistics
172
Total submissions tracked
83 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
275 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 634 days, 507 days
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Submission calls
General
OPEN TILL 3000 Cap
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About
One Story began in 2001. Hannah Tinti and Maribeth Batcha saw short stories disappearing from high-profile print publications and smaller literary magazines folding. They knew that with fewer venues for short fiction, emerging writers would have a hard time getting noticed, and short stories could f...
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2002
Country
US
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Patrick Ryan
Editor-in-Chief
Maribeth Batcha
Co-Founder & Publisher
Hannah Tinti
Co-Founder & Executive Editor