The Disappointed Housewife is a literary journal for writers, and readers, who are seeking something different. We like the idiosyncratic, the iconoclastic, the offbeat, the hard-to-categorize. Out of the universe of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, we want to
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 30 days after submission*/Editor reported data5 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 5%*/Editor reported data16.67%*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
Email
Cover letter
For all submissions, provide a brief bio written in the third person; feel free to include links to your work available online.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
By submitting to The Disappointed Housewife, you grant us first electronic rights, nonexclusive anthology rights, and archival rights should the work be accepted. All rights revert back to you after publication. If you elect to publish the piece elsewhere, you agree to cite The Disappointed Housewife as the original publisher.
Additional info
Our editor is a fiction writer and poet and knows what you've been through.
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
5 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
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