The Drift
Literary Magazine
A magazine of culture and politics. The Drift aims to introduce new work and new ideas by young writers who haven’t yet been absorbed into the media hivemind and don’t feel hemmed in by the boundaries of the existing discourse.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: / 79 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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
No specific limitations
Nonfiction
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Art
No specific limitations
Review
How to submit
Processs
Email
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
Active on social media Pays! $2,000 for essays $500 - $1,000 for short stories $150 for poems $25 for Mentions Available in print
Tracker statistics
56
Total submissions tracked
79 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
176 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 221 days
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About
We want socially engaged cultural criticism; class-sensitive analysis; pieces that point out what’s being avoided or talked around in politics, media, arts, or even academia; upbeat cynicism; un-self-serious screeds; generous takedowns; entries from the margins; fiction; poetry; 1-3 sentence book/ m...
Read moreFounded
2020
Country
US
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Editor-in-Chief
Kiara Barrow
Editor
Rebecca Panovka
Editor
Clare Sestanovich
Managing Editor