BoomerLitMag About BoomerLitMag grew out of a conversation between two long-time friends, Leonard Lang and Stephen Peters. We’d both been writing for many years amid other busy careers. We’d both been published in national literary journals and won awards.Thanks to the internet and the technologies for independent publishing, we decided to send our work out into the world independently, just as musicians have been producing their own albums for a long time. We began with house party readings, combining poetry with story and music. As things developed, though, BoomerLitMag emerged from those readings less as a way to get our work out than to create opportunities for others to share their ideas and works.What about the name? Because our writing reflects not just our time of life but the historical and cultural time in which we came of age, our most natural audience is other Boomers. We are happily open to all writers and readers and have featured authors from age 17 to age 97 on a myriad of topics, but have a home base in the Boomer generation. While Stephen has retired from work on BoomerLitMag, the magazine is continuing to grow and welcome new readers and writers, new themes and styles. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2015 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year AI Policy Human-created work preferred, but limited AI use may be permitted in some circumstances (see their site for details) Statistics Synopsis Slower BoomerLitMag's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingBoomerLitMag's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveBoomerLitMag's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group.Genres: GeneralLengths: Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: May vary.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group.Lengths: Essay: Up to 5,000 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: May vary.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: May vary.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. 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 Facebook For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope BoomerLitMag 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 22 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 3 min | 143.7 mean avg | 94.0 median | 416 max days (139.9 std dev) Responses 81.82 % Acceptances: 4.55 % of submissions accepted (282.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.76 % 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: 77.27 % (179.8 avg. days per rejection) | 47.1 % personal, 29.4 % form, 23.5 % unspecified | 4.6 % shortlisted Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 18.18 % (29.8 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 11 responses are pending (7 min | 119.6 mean avg | 28.0 median | 453 max days waiting | 835.8 std dev) from 11 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information Most recent response reported was received on 14 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 Jun 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:57 UTC (6 hours, 12 minutes ago). View report of recent responses from this project Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted here also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. 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