Certain Age Magazine

About

There are many places to get weight loss tips. Certain Age is not one of them.
What you will find is wisdom, perspective, truth-telling, humor, opinion – lots of that – all with the discernment that comes from having lived.
We have known challenges, triumphs, inconsolable loss and profound reverence. Sometimes we’ve been successful, other times we’ve gone down in flames, but we come back for more. Because we can, because we want to, because we have cast off our useless insecurities – nonsense drilled into our heads so that we would never discover how powerful we are.
Newsflash: We know our power and we use it to change the world.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to creative women "of a certain age."

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Certain Age Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Approachable: Certain Age Magazine's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Certain Age Magazine's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group, Females.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.
Novel Excerpt: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $75.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group, Females.

Lengths:

Article: Up to 2,500 words.
Essay: Up to 2,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 2,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events, Pop culture, See guidelines.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $75.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group, Females.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $75.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific age group, Females.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Illustration.
Photography.

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 $75.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Certain Age Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

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

Days Reported

2 min | 240.7 mean avg | 260.5 median | 439 max days (157.9 std dev)

Responses

33.34 %

Acceptances:

16.67 % of submissions accepted (109.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 16.67 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

16.67 % (80.5 avg. days per rejection) | 50.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 50.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

33.33 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

33.33 % (382.8 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

33.33 % (234.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

4 responses are pending (322 min | 394.3 mean avg | 350.0 median | 555 max days waiting | 116.9 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 28 Feb 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Oct 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Sep 2026

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