March by the Numbers (and Then Some)

Another month, another whole bunch of updates!

The Chill Subs extended universe has a lot (a lot) of exciting things in the works, so please. Please! Keep an eye out for all the good stuff coming.

Until then, here are the numbers and such from the last 30 glorious-ish days.

The big numbers

March’s milestones are:

✦ We crossed 80,000 users, wow!

.✦ Over 337,500 tracked submissions, so proud of all of you.

✦ As of today, we’ve got 6,151 opportunities in our database—including mags, journals, contests, and the like.

Recent releases

Here’s what we’ve been up to lately:

✷ We kicked off March at AWP in Baltimore! Here’s what our booth looked like, if that’s something you’re into.

✷ The Forever Workshop released a free workshop: Social Media for Writers (Made Easy). Take a look-see if you want the whole social media aspect of writing demystified, and also if you want to learn how to create high-conversion social media bios.

✷ We now have an official no-questions-asked 30-day refund on all memberships. Well. 30-ish days. The point is: If you're not happy, you get your money back. You can learn more about our membership options here.

What writers are using the most

Enough about everything else. What about you, dear Chill Subsian?

This month's most popular collections are:

… Exactly the same as last month. But this time, New Writer Friendly moved up to the top spot. To spice things up, I’m including the top ten instead of just the top five. We like to keep things fresh around here.

1. New Writer Friendly - Best Lit Mags of 2025
2. FISH List of Lively Indie Literary Magazines 2025
3. Literary Magazines in the Sweet Spot
4. Literary Magazines with the Fastest Response Times
5. Career Builder - Best Lit Mags of 2025
6. Bold and Weird - Best Lit Mags of 2025
7. Speculative Magazines Looking for Flash Fiction
8. The 1% Club (Good Fuckin' Luck)
9. A Damn Good Read - Best Lit Mags of 2025
10. Lit Mags for Writers Under 18

This month's most popular keyword searches are:

✦ Poetry, horror, translation, nature, translation. Nice.

✦ Y’all also searched up a bunch of specific lit mags, including Split Lip, Adroit, Granta, The Sun, and Agni.

This month's most used magazine filters are:

✦ Besides searching primarily by genre, subgenre, and name, many of you found your new favorite magazines by vibe and whether or not they were open and no fee.

Aaaand, that’s it! Thank you for being with us for another month. Keep on keepin’ on—and by “keepin’ on,” I mean writing and submitting and being a part of the Chill Subs fam.