Afternoon Visitor

About

Afternoon Visitor was founded in the spring of 2020 in Iowa City. We are an online quarterly publication of poetry, hybrid text, visual poetry, and visual art. We’re looking for accidental visitors, harbingers, and spectres.
We’re particularly interested in giving space to trans + queer writers in every issue and presenting work from established and emerging writers. We welcome experimental work, long form poetry, and sequences.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2020

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Afternoon Visitor's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Afternoon Visitor's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Afternoon Visitor's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

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.

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 Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 8 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 Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

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.

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Afternoon Visitor Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 21 reports from 21 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

138 min | 253.2 mean avg | 236.0 median | 396 max days (280.7 std dev)

Responses

90.48 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

90.48 % (241.6 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 68.4 % form, 31.6 % unspecified

Non-Responses

4.76 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

4.76 % (293.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

4.76 % (164.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

19 responses are pending (63 min | 111.1 mean avg | 94.5 median | 307 max days waiting | 329.7 std dev) from 16 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 150 days. (90.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 150 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 13 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Dec 2025.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:27 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Sep 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.