This is the only way we can pay at this time, outside of praise, compliments, and social media follows (namely, our own.) Yes! Starting with Issue 4 in 2021, we can pay $25 per published story through PayPal or Venmo–whichever is your preferred application. We can’t guarantee that we would publish more than one per issue, however.Īnd we may make substantive editorial suggestions, working closely with contributors. Quite a feat, so if you’re really, really, really, really confident…) Only if it can stand alone as a complete short story (and that’s May I submit a chapter or excerpt of a novel?
Please don’t send us anything other than short fiction. FAQĭoes quip accept poetry/creative nonfiction/review/interview/translation/visual art submissions? PaymentĪfter publication, we pay contributors $25.00 (US) via PayPal or Venmo–whichever is the author’s preference. Print Rights: We require non-exclusive print rights for potential annual anthologies and promotional materials. quip also reserves the right to remove previously published content for any reason, including but not limited to situations wherein we believe that doing so will protect the integrity of the publication. Online Rights: We retain first electronic rights which revert to the author upon publication, and non-exclusive archival rights. Stories formatted like poems because you’re secretly trying to submit a poem.Gratuitous or over-the-top descriptions of violence or sex.YA, children’s lit, genre-heavy fiction-unless it’s mind-blowingly good.Stories that have been accepted by other journals that you forgot to withdraw.No, we don’t care if the character changes on the final page or if the piece is actually a commentary on the terrible world we live in. This ties into the above, but we’ll say it anyway: We don’t like stories about characters who hate because of.Funny characters, serious characters, strong characters, weak characters, ugly characters, honest characters, and, best of all, all-of-those-things characters.Make sure that, whatever happens, something happens. We’re not interested in reading stories about a man sitting in room alone, talking about a character who doesn’t appear on the page. Stories that move-emotionally (rip our hearts out, please,) but also through plot.You’re not stupid, but a 500-word cover letter detailing the moment you decided to become a writer is. format for cover letters: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Let us know in your cover letter whether you’re submitting simultaneously, and please immediately withdraw your submission upon acceptance elsewhere. We absolutely accept simultaneous submissions. Include a word count at the top of the page. Manuscripts should be double-spaced and paginated, with a readable (that is, serif) font and one-inch margins. Word Countĥ00 to 5,000 words, give or take. Unfortunately, if your email does not follow this format, we will not be able to read your submission.
Send your story to the email on our contact us page, with the story in the body and SUBMISSION in the subject line. If you are unable to pay the submission fee, we would still love to see your work. We try as often as possible to run discounted or fee-free submission periods. Our submission fee is $3, paid through Submittable. At this time, we do not accept previously published work, translations, reviews, creative nonfiction, or poetry. We do not accept mailed or emailed manuscripts. Please submit through our electronic submission system. These dates are subject to change or extensions. We’re currently accepting stories via Submittable and are generally open for submissions from April 1 to June 30 and October 1 to December 31. We accept literary fiction submissions twice per year for our biannual online publication. Submissions aren’t required to be written by or about millennials, but we are very cognizant of generational experience when evaluating submissions. Most importantly, we’re looking for work that speaks to a generation of readers. We like fresh voices, weird worlds, and themes that stretch the fabric of traditional literary fiction. Offbeat and off-kilter, quip publishes stories that move to their own rhythm.
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