Highlights
- Vibe:Very fancy very impressive very not-fast
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data11 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 1%*/Editor reported data1.58%*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
From the editors
Best American, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submit one story, one essay, or up to four poems in one document. Please include your contact information, including your email address, on the document. We cannot respond to submissions sent by mail or return manuscripts.
Author's rights
North American first serial rights
Additional info
For stories and essays, Subtropics pays a flat fee of $1,000 ($500 for a short short) for North American first serial rights. Poets are paid $100 per poem.
Tracker statistics
78
Total submissions tracked
11 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
5 days
Fastest response time
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About
Subtropics seeks to publish the best literary fiction, essays, and poetry being written today, both by established and emerging authors. We will consider works of fiction of any length, from short shorts to novellas, as well as self-contained novel excerpts. We give the same latitude to essays. We a...
Read moreFounded
2006
Country
US
Masthead
David Leavitt
Editor-in-Chief
Mark Mitchell
Managing Editor
Ange Mlinko
Poetry Editor
Payal Nagpal
Associate editor