Genres & Theme
Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes We seldom publish more than three short stories in each issue. Although the new writer as well as the previously published author is welcome, it is the story that counts, a story worthy of the serious attention of the intelligent reader, a story that is compelling, written with distinction. Only rarely do we publish translations of well known or new foreign writers; a chapter of a novel is welcome only if it can be read complete in itself as a short story. Submissions Periods Open to fiction submissions from Saturday, September 01, 2007 to Saturday, May 31, 2008 Open to poetry submissions from Monday, September 01, 2008 to Thursday, April 30, 2009 (107 days from now)	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 5,000 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Semi-Pro Rates for Short Fiction Semi-Pro Rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 4 x per year
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 46 reports within the past 12 months, not including 20 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 66 days). 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 15 | 135* | 414 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (91.3%) Acceptances: 0% (No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on response reports sent to Duotrope's Digest, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet. If one acceptance were reported, the acceptance rate would be 2.1%.) Rejections: 91.3% (122 days avg. per rejection) | 2.4% personal, 90.5% form, 7.1% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (8.7%) Assumed Rejections: 4.3% (387.5 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 4.3% (179 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Most recent response reported was received on: 02 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 01 Feb 2008 Do not query before 180 days have passed. (32.6% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 180 days.)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Best American Poetry Best American Short Stories O. Henry Prize Poetry Daily
Market Added: 13 Aug 2005 Last Updated: 05 May 2008 Last Checked: 12 May 2008

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