The Sunlight Press is a nonprofit digital literary journal that provides a home to new and established voices. We welcome creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, reviews, photography, and artist reflections on their craft.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data63 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data8.72%*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
From the editors
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Please include a 3-4 sentence bio and any social media handles (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), as well as a current email address and contact information.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Unusual formatting in poetry cannot always be replicated on our site.
Author's rights
The content of The Sunlight Press is exclusively online. The Sunlight Press claims first publishing rights, which revert to the author upon publication; however, please acknowledge The Sunlight Press if your work appears later online or in print. Many thanks.
Additional info
Please submit written material in only one category at a time (in other words, do not submit written work in multiple categories at the same time. The only exception to this: You may submit a written piece and photography simultaneously). We occasionally accept previously published work (in print, on a personal blog, or another digital publication) but offer no payment. Payment $40 for essays (including book reviews and Artist on Craft pieces) $40 for fiction (short stories and flash fiction) $30 for the first poem accepted, and $10 for each additional accepted in the same submission $15 for photos
Tracker statistics
96
Total submissions tracked
63 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
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About
The Sunlight Press is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, digital literary journal that provides a home to new and established voices. We welcome creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, book and film reviews, photography, and reflections by artists on their craft. We want to hear the ways people turn toward light a...
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BETH BURRELL
Editor-in-Chief
RUDRI BHATT PATEL
Founder & Editor
CLIVE COLLINS
Poetry Editor