Kitchen Table Quarterly About Kitchen Table Quarterly is a journal preoccupied with history— true history.Each of us holds the histories of what came before: mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and on and on and on. We are made of our hometowns, our elementary schools, our diagnoses, our religions, our former loves. We are made of the wars our nations fought in and the ones that drove us from our homelands. We are made of the cake we ate hoping to ease heartbreak and the soup that our fathers brought us for comfort when we were sick.History encompasses all of these things. It is the lives of our parents and our grandparents. It is the strengths and frailties of our traditions or the traumas and joys of our people. History holds the victories of our countries and the ruins of our cities. It is as messy as war and as simple as a morning coffee order.Kitchen Table Quarterly amplifies work that lays all of this history bare— cultural history, political history, geographical, personal— and explores how they weave together to create the way we live. We are looking for work that spills secrets and wipes the dust off of old memories.We want honesty. We want an education.Tell us how you got here. Give us your history. Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2021 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower Kitchen Table Quarterly's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingKitchen Table Quarterly's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveKitchen Table Quarterly's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 25 days from now) through 31 October 2026.1Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Essay: Up to 3,000 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 25 days from now) through 31 October 2026.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 25 days from now) through 31 October 2026.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media, including... Photography.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Image. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Bluesky @kitchentableqtrly.bsky.socialInstagram @_kitchentablequarterly Support this Publisher: Make a Donation For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Kitchen Table Quarterly Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Nonfiction Poetry Visual Art Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 45 reports from 42 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 48 min | 92.8 mean avg | 89.0 median | 163 max days (27.3 std dev) Responses 95.55 % Acceptances: 2.22 % of submissions accepted (135.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.38 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Rejections: 93.33 % (90.8 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 78.6 % form, 21.4 % unspecified Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 4.44 % (112.0 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 9 responses are pending (37 min | 60.1 mean avg | 63.0 median | 65 max days waiting | 303.2 std dev) from 8 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (48.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.) Do not query on the status of your submission before 180 days have passed. The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (26.7 % reported giving a tip.) Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 26 Jul 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Mar 2026. 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