Please read these guidelines carefully before submitting.
What We Want Bartleby-Snopes is currently publishing fiction prose only.
We are interested in fiction prose of any length, but rarely do we publish anything over 4000 words. If you have something over 4000 words that you think is brilliant, we will happily take a look. Simultaneous submissions are okay as long as you let us know before a piece is published elsewhere. Multiple submissions are okay as well. Please do not send us works that have been published elsewhere. We are looking only to publish new works.
Please attach your submission as an .rtf or .doc. Please do not send your submission as inline text. The subject of your email should be "Fiction Submission: Title"
Include your name and email address on the front page of your submission directly underneath the title. There is no need to create a cover letter for your submission.
Response Time Please allow anywhere from two days to two months to hear a response as to whether or not we have chosen to publish your piece. If you do not hear from us within two months, assume your email was hijacked and resend it. We are currently listed as one of the Top 25 Swiftest Markets on Duotrope.
Payment Currently we cannot afford to pay you, but this is a good opportunity for you to get a publishing credit. That's even better than money, isn't it?
Publication Right now our plan is to publish online only. We will publish pieces as we accept them, usually within three days of acceptance, and then we will create a downloadable magazine with our best pieces every six months. The first magazine will be out in January. It will be lovely.
Rights We will acquire first time publishing rights, and all other rights will revert back to the author after the story is published on our website. We also will retain the right to publish your story in our semiannual magazine. All stories will remain on our website or archive. If you would like us to remove your story, please let us know.
Story of the Month Contest Each month we will have a story of the month contest. The winner will receive a special page for his or her story and a guaranteed spot in the next issue of the magazine.
