Bracken Magazine

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About

Bracken is a literary magazine born of the love of the woods and its shadows. Bracken is green and lush, coarse and delicate, drinks from the earth, and spreads underground, more root than frond. Bracken is understory, invades, takes over, shades and protects. We seek poetry and art that will root, tender and tough, in us.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for poetry submissions.
The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Bracken Magazine's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Bracken Magazine's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive: Bracken Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to fee-based submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now) through 30 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ages, All nationalities, All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All religions, All sexual identities.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 100 lines; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Lyric poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $30 per poem.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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We would love to feature your art on the cover of Bracken or to accompany fiction and poetry pieces. Your artwork should fit our visual and content aesthetic.

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now) through 30 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ages, All nationalities, All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All religions, All sexual identities.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Other style.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $30 per art feature; a negotiated rate for cover art.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

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Bracken Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 75 reports from 66 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 58.4 mean avg | 67.0 median | 109 max days (27.6 std dev)

Responses

94.66 %

Acceptances:

9.33 % of submissions accepted (15.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 10.61 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

85.33 % (65.3 avg. days per rejection) | 25.0 % personal, 60.9 % form, 14.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

5.33 % (22.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (66.7 % 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 28 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:10 UTC (6 hours, 35 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Jul 2026

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