~Redux is not accepting new, unsolicited submissions at the moment. We will have another open reading period in the summer. ~
Note: If you sent in work during the recent open reading period, you can expect to hear back by early April.
Note: If you sent in work during the recent open reading period, you can expect to hear back by early April.
If you would like your work to be considered for publication on Redux:
First, some general guidelines:
Your story/essay/poems must have been previously published in a print edition of a literary journal (national or college student run). The journal will be credited as such: This piece previously appeared in XYZ Journal. It’s okay if the journal is no longer being published, though you must provide some documentation of its existence upon request.
You must have republication rights. You may have these rights via contract or in an email from the journal. We may ask for proof. We very definitely respect intellectual property rights, and we’re not trying to make any enemies here…so if a journal gets fussy about rights, your piece will immediately come down.
Your story/essay/poems must not appear elsewhere on the internet.
You are welcome to include your piece in a future book/collection. Please find it in your heart to offer a tiny credit line to Redux!
No novel excerpts: the rights issues seem too complicated. Sorry.
We also regret that we are unable to accept work that has previously appeared in a chapbook.
We also regret that we are unable to accept work that has previously appeared in a chapbook.
Length: No more than 7500ish words for fiction/creative nonfiction. Three to five poems for poetry.
The goal is to find work from years gone by…from, dare we say, before the internet was invented? Certainly before journals started regularly posting work online. What do you have that’s old but SO DAMN GOOD that it kind of kills you inside that it’s sitting on a shelf somewhere, printed in a beautiful font but unread, practically forgotten? That’s what we want to see.
Since the purpose of this journal is to get excellent, published work back out into the world, we ask that writers published on Redux commit to using social media and/or the web to spread the word about their publication (i.e. link to the piece on your blog or author website, post a Facebook link to the piece, tweet like a demon).
And specifically:
To be considered for publication on Redux, please email a brief description of ONE story/essay and the opening paragraph/s (or the entire text of TWO poems*) to: reduxlj@gmail.com [*Poets: If your work is selected, you may be invited to include up to five poems which may be from different journals.]
Do NOT send your entire story/essay at this time!
Please include previous publication history and a brief bio. If your piece is selected, you will receive some very specific (though not burdensome) formatting instructions for the piece and you may be asked to provide proof of your republication rights. Pieces that are incorrectly formatted may be returned for further work or even, regretfully, declined. You will also be asked to write a brief introduction to your piece a la Best American Short Stories style…why is this one of your favorite pieces?* What inspired you to write it? We’ll also run your (brief) bio. [*Poets: You may address each of your poems, or you may choose to focus on one.]
Please include the name of the journal(s) in which your story/essay/poems first appeared and the year of publication.
Please include the name of the journal(s) in which your story/essay/poems first appeared and the year of publication.
Repeat: do NOT send a story/essay until you’re invited to; send only a brief description of what your piece is about, the opening paragraph, where/when it was published, and your bio. Poets: you may send 2 poems at this point; if your work is selected, you may be invited to include up to 5 poems. Prose writers: please do not send your work in an attachment.
Response time: You can generally expect to hear back within six weeks after the the open reading period closes.
Response time: You can generally expect to hear back within six weeks after the the open reading period closes.
Alas…there is no payment involved at this time, though you will have the comfort of knowing your work has found an additional audience.
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