Protean Magazine
Literary Magazine
Protean produces cutting-edge print and digital media for the discerning leftist, sans advertisements.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?
- Acceptance rate: ?
Payssee Genres section for details
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
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 3000
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: $ 100 per piece
Nonfiction - 4500 words max
Max words: 1700
Max words: 4500
Payment: $ per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 60 per piece
Review
Max words: 1700
Max words: 4500
Payment: from $175
Interview
Payment: $ per piece
No specific limitations
Art
Payment: $ per piece
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
All submissions (criticism, fiction, and poetry) should include a short bio, past bylines, and other relevant information in the pitch email. When pitching an article, tell us why you’re the right person to write this piece.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Our preferred format for sending all drafts, fiction, and poetry is a separate document (.doc or .docx) attached to your pitch email. (Please don’t send work in .pdf format.)
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Pays! $30 per poem, min $100 for fiction pieces, min $175 for reviews Available in print We typically do not accept republications of written works. We make exceptions for poetry that has appeared on social media and unpublished excerpts from upcoming books
Tracker statistics
23
Total submissions tracked
124 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
2 days
Fastest response time
401 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 527 days
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Submission calls
Nonfiction, Review, Art
About
Protean produces cutting-edge print and digital media for the discerning leftist, sans advertisements. Protean is a non-profit leftist publication that produces an annual print magazine and puts out online content year-round. Each print edition contains approximately 100 full-color, ad-free pages t...
Read moreFounded
2019
Country
US
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief