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Literary Magazine

Unlikely Stories

www.unlikelystories.org

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An electronic magazine of literature, art, and culture that attempts a direct engagement with society and sociopolitical issues. We believe that art and philosophy are synonymous, and that they are the appropriate source of all social activism and political thought.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
  • Response time:
    56 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    60 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    66.67%*
    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

    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

  • Runs themed calls

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    Please feel free to send a bio of up to 100 words, and/or a headshot of yourself, which might be resized upon publication.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don’t care what font you send your work in. We don’t care if you attach it or paste it in the body of an email. We disrecommend including your full address and phone number when writing to some people on the Internet you don’t know, but feel free to do that if you think you’re supposed to.

  • Author's rights

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Additional info

    Well I just think their submission guidelines are a work of art

Tracker statistics

11

Total submissions tracked

60 days

Average response time

66.67%

Average acceptance rate

32 days

Fastest response time

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About

Unlikely Stories Mark V is the new incarnation of the electronic magazine, Unlikely Stories, which has been published on the Web, more-or-less continually, since 1998. We publish poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, including firsthand accounts of sociopolitical activism. We publish galleries ...

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Country

US

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    Editor Jonathan Penton avatar

    Jonathan Penton

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Leona Strassberg Steiner avatar

    Leona Strassberg Steiner

    Art Director