Genres & Theme
Literary Open to all / most themes Keyhole Magazine is a literary journal published in Nashville, TN. With the great proliferation of literary journals in this country, what makes Keyhole different? Well for one, we aren't produced by some stuffy academic organization (not that there's anything wrong with stuffy academic organizations—we happen to like a bunch of them). We're just a bunch of working-class folks who have a passion for literature and the arts. We believe that many of the best artists in this country, be they writers, musicians, painters, photographers, etc, are people like us who work 9 to 5 jobs and whose art goes unnoticed and under appreciated. Keyhole aims to bring a few of these artists to the attention of our readers. While the magazine focuses primarily on short fiction, we also feature poetry, essays and other forms of non-fiction, and on our website you will find a variety of featured art—photography, music, and more.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words; may vary)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Does Not Pay in real-world money for Short Fiction Does Not Pay in real-world money for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
Allows multiple submissions (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
Unknown publication schedule
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Short Fiction Poetry   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff. Accuracy We have received 38 reports within the past 12 months, not including 29 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 90 days) and not including 2 ignored reports (reports are ignored when the submitter has an unrealistic overall acceptance/rejection ratio). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Days Reported 0 | 60.6 | 272 (min | avg | max) Responses (57.9%) Acceptances: 36.8% (21 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 21.1% (106.8 days avg. per rejection) | 62.5% personal, 12.5% form, 25% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (42.1%) Assumed Rejections: 5.3% (192.5 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 36.8% (55.1 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 12 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 28 Apr 2008
Themes
Upcoming Deadlines: Hand-written poetry, fiction, or anything else literary (Deadline: 30 Jun 2008, 44.6 days from now)
Market Added: 17 Jun 2007 Last Updated: 26 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 14 May 2008

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