Open Secrets Magazine
Literary Magazine
Open Secrets is a home for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep “secret."
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1 month*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 5% *Editor reported data
- Work acquired through solicitation: 25%
Pays$50 per piece
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Accepts simultaneous submissions
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When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
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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
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Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Nonfiction (Personal essays)
Max words: 1000
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 2
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Payment: $ 50 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Submit 1-paragraph bio either in the body of your email or at the end of your essay.
Eligibility
Only publishes work from Open Secrets Magazine subscribers (free or paid)Formatting
double spaced, 12 point font
Author's rights
Authors retain rights to their work. Open Secrets must be the original publication. We request credit as the original publication but that's not required to publish with Open Secrets.
Additional info
It's highly recommended that you read at least two essays prior to submitting.
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Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
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Rachel Kramer Bussel
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