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The Oxford American is a national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South. The editors at The Oxford American are constantly searching for well-written and substantive new fiction, nonfiction, and proposals for ambitious reporting projects that explore the American South. We request that before submitting completed pieces or proposals, writers make themselves familiar with the spirit and aim of the magazine. It is discouraging to the editors to receive manuscripts from writers who clearly do not know much about the magazine.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. The fee is USD $3.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1992

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash Fiction500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 5,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Place/Regions (Specific region), Other (May vary).

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.

Nonfiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Article Article500 - 5,000 words.
Essay Essay500 - 5,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Place/Regions (Specific region), Other (May vary).

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.

Poetry DNQ
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Visual Art DNQ
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Oxford American Magazine Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 40 reports from 38 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported18 min | 265.1 mean avg | 250.5 median | 534 max days (152.0 std dev)
Responses50.00 %
Acceptances2.50 % of submissions accepted (18.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.63 % 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.
Rejections47.50 % (297.7 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 68.4 % form, 31.6 % unspecified
Non-Responses50.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded10.00 % (446.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals40.00 % (196.6 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending20 responses are pending (87 min | 301.4 mean avg | 349.5 median | 703 max days waiting | 186.4 std dev) from 19 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00.
Submissions are acknowledged within 16 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Jun 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 09 May 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 13 Nov 2005

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