STORY
Literary Magazine
A tri-annual print publication devoted to the complex and diverse world of short fiction. Since 1931, work that originally appeared in Story has been reprinted dozens of times in editions of The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, and The O. Henry Prize Stories.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 16 to 20 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 1% *Editor reported data
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 25000 words max
Max words: 25000
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Pays! $10/page Available in print Submission fee
Tracker statistics
26
Total submissions tracked
159 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
57 days
Fastest response time
247 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 18 days
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Submission calls
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Michael Nye
Editor-in-Chief