Fiction
McSweeney's Quarterly Concern
No closing date
- Length
- No word limit
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not stated
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern considers unsolicited fiction by postal mail only, states no length limit, and does not consider previously published work. Its standard rate for short stories is $400, with letters, flash fiction, translations, and other formats paid at varying rates; the guidelines name no currency, fee, or simultaneous-submission policy.
Literary
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- AI policy
- McSweeney's accepts no writing aided in any manner by AI; authors published there are asked to attest that AI played no part in the creation or writing of their work.
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