Our suggestion is to write to them formally withdrawing your submission and begin sending your work elsewhere.Īs to your larger question, response times of a year or more are not unusual.
We reserve the right to modify, reproduce and distribute your material in any medium (now or hereafter existing) and in any manner or appropriate place, including but not limited to magazines, promotional merchandise, and marketing and other related materials.” “By submitting material to us, you grant RDA Enthusiast Brands, LLC, its affiliates, partners and licensees worldwide use of the material without time limitation, including the right to use your name and city/state/province in connection with any such use. Hi John, Sorry to hear that, but in this case, it sounds like you dodged a bullet – we wouldn’t ever recommend submitting to a magazine with licensing terms like Reminisce’s: In general, they accept fast (often within a couple of weeks) and reject very slow. They nominate for the Pushcart Prize–always a plus. Send in your fiction–everything from flash to novel excerpts (suggested limit: 10K words), creative nonfiction (suggested limit: 1500 words) and poems (up to five). Litbreak Magazine values diversity and craft for their monthly online publication. They’ll generally give you an answer within a couple of months and often send personalised responses. For poetry submissions, on the other hand, they have no stated limits. They prefer fiction and creative nonfiction that’s on the shorter side–flash or stories of not more than 3000 words. Wilderness House Literary Review publishes a quarterly online magazine. They usually give you an answer within a couple of months. As for poems, they like them understandable and non-rhyming. They have a preference for flash, but are open to stories and creative nonfiction under 2700 words. They generally give you an answer within a couple of weeks.įoliate Oak loves quirky writing that makes sense. No stated word or line limits so you have to use your best judgement. They accept fiction (flash and longer stories), creative nonfiction and poetry. The Magnolia Review reads year-round for their twice-yearly online magazine and they nominate for the Pushcart Prize. They try to make a decision within a month, and response times of a couple of weeks are not uncommon. The theme for their September issue is Trouble. To be considered, send in your relevant stories (of up to 5000 words), creative nonfiction (up to 3000 words) and poems (up to 3 of 500 words or less) by May 1. They’re currently reading for their June issue on the theme of Darkness and Light. Halfway Down the Stairs publishes quarterly themed issues.
They generally respond in under 2 months. Send in your stories (up to 2000 words), your nonfiction (up to 5000 words) or your poetry (3 pieces). Their taste is wide-ranging–everything from David Sedaris to Hemingway, but they favour pieces with purpose, drive, daring. Literary Orphans wants to give your work a loving home. They ask for up to 6 months to make a decision but they often respond within a month. Their submissions close once they reach their monthly quota. Send in your flash fiction (300 to 1000 words), stories (1500 to 3000 words), creative nonfiction (less than 500 words or between 1500–3000) and poetry (1 to 5 poems) at the beginning of each month. Longleaf Review is interested in work that “encapsulates all it means to be human, with a particular interest in outsider perspectives”. And they’ll pay you! They ask for around 3 months to respond but generally get back within 2. There is no maximum word limit! They’re also willing to publish excerpts from longer unpublished pieces. Submit a minimum of 3 poems, fiction over 500 words and nonfiction over 1500 words. New Reader Magazine just launched last year and they pride themselves on their international scope. You can generally expect a response in under 30 days. They welcome stories of between 1 words, nonfiction of up to 3000 words, and poetry (no stated limits for length or number of poems). We also made an effort to pick journals that haven’t appeared on one of our previous lists so make sure to check our other suggestions of great places to submit.Ĭrack the Spine doesn’t care if your work is funny or sad as long as it makes them react. Solid writing, that’s what they’re after. Some will even pay you! In order to make our list, journals also had to accept flash fiction, short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction charge no fees accept simultaneous submissions and respond with a yea or a nay within a reasonable timeframe. It can be intimidating sending out your writing for the first time (or even the 10th time), so this month we decided to focus on literary journals and online magazines that are extra friendly to new and unpublished writers.
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