A broadsheet publication open to all forms of written word, image, and collected conversation. The first priority of The Wax Paper is to expand our understanding of the people we share the world with, and in doing so, expand our understanding of ourselves.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?*/Editor reported data102 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data11.11%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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FeeNo
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
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
We kindly ask First North American Serial Rights for thirty days after which all rights are returned. All printed items, in addition to full versions of excerpted text will be added, with permission, to our web-based archive at thewaxpaper.com. Whenever possible, we will work with the authors to record their contribution and make it available alongside its online version.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
21
Total submissions tracked
102 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
35 days
Fastest response time
235 days
Slowest response time
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About
The Wax Paper was inspired by the life of Louis “Studs” Terkel. Our name is taken after his first radio show, The Wax Museum, a groundbreaking program, emblematic of his democratic fondness of variety, in which arias were played alongside folk ballads. We look to populate The Wax Paper with pieces t...
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Hans Hetrick
Editor-in-Chief
Casey Knott
Editor
Corryn Cummins
Media Editor