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Ballast Journal 32

About

Ballast keeps the ship afloat as it navigates toward the horizon. Ballast keeps the train on its tracks as it hurtles down the mountain in a blaze. Ballast wants your stabilities in a topsy turvy world. Ballast wants your musings on the wreckage of the earth. Send us your linguistic explosions. Your textual objects. Your darings. Your darlings. Send us your ports in the storm. Send us your storms. Ballast does not aim to fill a niche in poetry publishing — we just want to add more.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Review ReviewNo specific word count limits known.
Essay EssayNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism).

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Long poetry, Visual poetry, Other form.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


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Ballast Journal Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 43 reports from 38 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported3 min | 35.2 mean avg | 28.0 median | 80 max days (21.6 std dev)
Responses97.68 %
Acceptances11.63 % of submissions accepted (48.6 avg. days per acceptance) | 13.16 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections86.05 % (32.2 avg. days per rejection) | 8.1 % personal, 62.2 % form, 29.7 % unspecified
Non-Responses2.33 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals2.33 % (80.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending3 responses are pending (12 min | 62.3 mean avg | 12.0 median | 163 max days waiting | 87.2 std dev) from 3 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 May 2024
Last Audited: 13 May 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 15 Nov 2022

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