Tinderbox Poetry Journal
Literary Magazine
Tinderbox Poetry Journal has been the original home of poems appearing in Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and Bettering American Poetry anthologies. We are a paying market that offers contributors $15. We publish two issues per year and nominate for Pushcart Prizes, Best New Poets, and Best of the Net.
Highlights
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 6 months*/Editor reported data135 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.44%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$15
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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
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
Submission fee: $
Payment: $ 15
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
Creators from a specific location / ethnic group
Formatting
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Author's rights
We ask for first rights, and we also ask that any future publications (congratulations!) of your accepted poems are acknowledged back to Tinderbox Poetry Journal.
Additional info
Pays! $15 We nominate for Pushcart Prizes, Best New Poets, and Best of the Net.
Tracker statistics
171
Total submissions tracked
135 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
-20 days
Fastest response time
630 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 3147 days
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About
A quarterly online journal devoted to uplifting vibrant voices in poetry.
Founded
Country
US
Masthead
Lauren K. Carlson
Threa Almontaser
Editor