Genres & Theme
Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes Whistling Shade is a quarterly literary newspaper freely distributed to cafes, bookstores, libraries, and other locations in Minneapolis/St.Paul. We take a populist approach to literature, and our readers are the general public rather than the academics and literati targeted by most lit journals. Our hope is to keep literature, that whistling ghost at the back our social consciousness, enjoyable and accessible in the Twin Cities. Whistling Shade was founded in 2001 and our print circulation is now 2500. Whistling Shade is currently looking for poetry, short stories, essays, reviews and cartoons for upcoming issues. Our emphasis is primarily mainstream and literary. Short stories can be anywhere from very short to 10,000 words.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words) Novelette (7,500 - 10,000 words)
Media
Print Publication Electronic Publication
Payscale
Does Not Pay in real-world money for Short Fiction Does Not Pay in real-world money for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions and electronic submissions
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 4 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Short Fiction Poetry Electronic Subs Postal Subs   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 47 reports within the past 12 months, not including 18 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 74 days) and not including 1 ignored report (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 14 | 56.8 | 107 (min | avg | max) Responses (89.4%) Acceptances: 4.3% (69.5 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 85.1% (58.6 days avg. per rejection) | 62.5% personal, 17.5% form, 20% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (10.6%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: 10.6% (38 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Most recent response reported was received on: 28 Apr 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 28 Mar 2008 Do not query before 90 days have passed. (14.9% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 90 days.)
Themes
Upcoming Deadlines: Myth and Legends (Deadline: 10 Jun 2008, 31.4 days from now) Government (Deadline: 01 Sep 2008, 114.4 days from now)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: O. Henry Prize Pushcart Prize
Market Added: 24 Jan 2006 Last Updated: 07 Mar 2008 Last Checked: 04 May 2008

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