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    Literary Magazine

    So to Speak

    sotospeakjournal.org

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    Fiction

    Poetry

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    Intersectional feminist mag publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction & art

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      150 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      54 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      12.82%*
      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

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Submittable

    • Cover letter

      A Cover Letter that includes your name, address, phone number, email address, how you heard about So to Speak, and brief bio describing your background as a writer or artist and any applicable awards or publications.

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

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

    • Author's rights

      So to Speak acquires First Electronic, Anthology, and Archival Rights upon agreement to publish a piece. What this means for you: So to Speak will be the first outlet to publish the piece, and preserve digitally-accessible archives in which a piece may appear in perpetuity in addition for consideration in our annual print volume containing work published over the preceding academic year (which runs May – May). However, once we publish a piece, all other available rights revert back to the author and other publications that take previously-published material may print or display the piece.

    • Additional info

      We are looking for work that matches our intersectional feminist viewpoint. We strongly encourage you to read our most recent issue and our mission statement before submitting. If you have been published on our website before, please wait at least one calendar year before submitting again. If you have been featured in our print issue, please wait at least two calendar years before submitting to another issue with us. Payment. For the 2023 print and online issues, all contributors will receive a $100 honorarium.

    Tracker statistics

    39

    Total submissions tracked

    54 days

    Average response time

    12.82%

    Average acceptance rate

    20 days

    Fastest response time

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    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

    33.33%

    12-month average acceptance rate

    34 days

    12-month average response time

    About

    We are looking for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from various identities and backgrounds. It is no secret that the literary canon and literary journals are largely comprised of heteronormative, patriarchal, cisgender, able-bodied white men. So to Speak seeks work by writers, poets, and...

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    Founded

    1993

    Country

    US

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      Editor IVAN MOORE avatar

      IVAN MOORE

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor ARIANNE PAYNE avatar

      ARIANNE PAYNE

      ASSISTANT EDITOR IN CHIEF