JAKE The Anti Literary Magazine

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (August 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

JAKE is the punkest little shit you know. He doesn’t want to eat his vegetables, he doesn’t want to wake up for school, he doesn’t want to follow the established trends of what makes good literary writing good and bad literary writing bad. JAKE wants to look deep into the heart of all entropy of the universe, and do a sick kickflip over the abyss between what we know is possible and what we dream can be. JAKE is the king of bad taste, of broken forms, and broken rules. JAKE wants all of the shade of the bigger, badder mags, and he wants your funniest, strangest, or boldest words. JAKE is here to play without rules.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for “tip jar” submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2022

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 2,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,000 words.
Essay: 2,000 - 7,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 2,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 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: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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JAKE Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 314 reports from 273 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 26.4 mean avg | 25.5 median | 104 max days (19.3 std dev)

Responses

92.36 %

Acceptances:

9.24 % of submissions accepted (29.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 10.26 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

83.12 % (27.1 avg. days per rejection) | 8.4 % personal, 91.6 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

7.64 % (13.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (4.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 60 days have passed.
The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (25.2 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 18 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 16 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 09 Sep 2026 08:03 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Aug 2026