Barnstorm Journal

About

Barnstorm is an online literary journal that has been in publication for more than 15 years. Housed by the University of New Hampshire MFA Program, Barnstorm was founded in 2009 by MFA students with a mission to publish the best personal and creative nonfiction essays, short stories, poetry and art.
With a rotating editorial staff run by students across many genres in the MFA program, Barnstorm publishes work that encompasses ‘Barnstorm’ - work that is playful, takes risks, and harnesses energy. Featured artists and published writers are from all over the world.

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The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge).

Important: Work submitted in summer will not be read until fall.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2007

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

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

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 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 Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 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 Fee-based

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: 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: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Graphic design.
Drawing.
Painting.
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: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Barnstorm Journal Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 33 reports from 31 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 | 225.0 mean avg | 209.0 median | 517 max days (133.1 std dev)

Responses

78.79 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

78.79 % (217.0 avg. days per rejection) | 19.2 % personal, 76.9 % form, 3.9 % unspecified

Non-Responses

6.06 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

6.06 % (413.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

15.15 % (122.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

7 responses are pending (7 min | 149.2 mean avg | 147.5 median | 239 max days waiting | 1,383.4 std dev) from 7 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (57.7 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 07 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 01:50 UTC (7 hours, 55 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Sep 2026

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