Genres & Theme
Experimental Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes The submission guidelines, like all such guidelines, only describe imperfectly what it is we publish in ACM. The best way to know what we publish is to read what we publish. If you haven't read ACM before, order a sample copy to know if your work is appropriate. IMPORTANT: Our latest email to the editor bounced (2/6/2008). Submissions Periods Open to submissions from Friday, February 01, 2008 to Sunday, August 31, 2008	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; may vary)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Token Payment for Short Fiction Token Payment for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 2 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 18 reports within the past 12 months, not including 17 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 197 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 29 | 279.3* | 795 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (38.9%) 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 5.3%.) Rejections: 38.9% (420.7 days avg. per rejection) | 14.3% personal, 71.4% form, 14.3% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (61.1%) Assumed Rejections: 22.2% (433.8 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 38.9% (147.9 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Most recent response reported was received on: 24 Mar 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 24 Feb 2008 Do not query before 70 days have passed. (72.2% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 70 days.)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Best American Poetry O. Henry Prize
Market Added: 04 Feb 2006 Last Updated: 09 Mar 2008 Last Checked: 04 May 2008

Before Submitting
We cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. It is not unusual for publications to evolve or close overnight. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Just remember ...

• Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
• Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
• Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
• For novel/collection publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript.  Do this unless otherwise instructed.
• Include a SASE with all mailed submissions, queries, and requests for guidelines.
• Be professional, patient and persistent.