Rat Bag Lit: Short Story: Skip the Line Fast Track Submission Gold Star Program Gold Star Fee: usd $25.00

Don't want to wait for your response? With our "Skip the Line" paid option, your story will be the next one read by our Short Story editor. Everything else is the same between this and our $5 paid submission, you'll just get a guaranteed faster response.

(Note: We are already pretty fast. Submission fees from the "Skip the Line" category helps us pay our authors and our editors. Paying to submit does not increase your chances of publication success, though we do appreciate your support!)

We'll do our best to respond within three business days. (Please note that if we decide to hold your piece for further consideration, you will have a longer wait time, which we will communicate to you with a hold notice.)

Your paid submission will include at least a sentence or two of constructive critique with your response.

1000 words up to a maximum of 7500 words.

Please remember we are a weird lit publication -- please be sure to read our guidelines for your best chance of success.

We pay via PayPal only.

Digital publication as a standalone e-book available for sale on our website / substack.

Pays a penny a word, up to $20 + royalties*.

We will do our best to respond to your submission within 60 days, but pieces that are held for further consideration will take longer.

(*Royalties are never guaranteed to payout. This is a new thing we're trying.)