The Adroit Journal See other projects related to this listing. About The Adroit Journal is a registered literary and arts nonprofit organization that was founded in 2010 by poet Peter LaBerge. At its foundation, the journal has its eyes focused ahead, seeking to showcase what its global staff of emerging writers sees as the future of poetry, prose, and art.Featured in Best American Poetry, the Pushcart Prizes Anthology, Poetry Daily, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets, and by the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Paris Review, Teen Vogue, PBS NewsHour, and NPR, The Adroit Journal has featured the voices of Fatimah Asghar, NoViolet Bulawayo, K-Ming Chang, Franny Choi, Mark Doty, Rita Dove, Terrance Hayes, Sarah Kay, Dorianne Laux, Lydia Millet, D. A. Powell, Diane Seuss, Danez Smith, Arthur Sze, Ned Vizzini, Ocean Vuong, and more than one thousand more.We have published numerous United States Poets Laureate, MacArthur Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize winners, and our contributors are regularly recognized by the Best American Series, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellowships, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, Stanford University’s Wallace Stegner Fellowships in Poetry and Fiction, the Whiting Foundation’s Whiting Awards, and many more organizations that offer industry-leading funding and support. Important: Submissions of interviews and reviews remain open when general submissions are closed. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2010 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequency AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed The Adroit Journal's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines. More ChallengingThe Adroit Journal's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveThe Adroit Journal's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces. Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Quirky.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $100.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Interview: No specific word count limits known. Review: No specific word count limits known. Essay: Up to 6,000 words; Unknown number of pieces. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 6,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Quirky.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $100.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 6 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms, including: Free verse.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Quirky.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Artwork: Up to 6 pieces.Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.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. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @adroitjournalLinkedIn LinkedInX (Twitter) @adroitjournal Support this Publisher: Make a Donation Shop their Store For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope The Adroit Journal 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. This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Visual Art Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 570 reports from 467 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 0 min | 53.5 mean avg | 50.5 median | 199 max days (232.7 std dev) Responses 96.32 % Acceptances: 0.88 % of submissions accepted (40.4 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.07 % 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: 95.44 % (52.9 avg. days per rejection) | 8.5 % personal, 72.4 % form, 19.1 % unspecified | 0.4 % shortlisted Non-Responses 0.18 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: 0.18 % (117.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded) Withdrawals 3.51 % (23.7 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 17 responses are pending (6 min | 166.1 mean avg | 176.0 median | 353 max days waiting | 987.0 std dev) from 17 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information Most submissions are acknowledged within one day. Most recent response reported was received on 08 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 Aug 2026. Date compiled: 10 Sep 2026 08:07 UTC (5 hours, 30 minutes ago). View report of recent responses from this project Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. 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