Cornice Magazine

This project is believed to be defunct. (October 2025)

About

Cornice is changing the way readers interact with short fiction.
We put the reader's experience first. To that end, we pay writers for ambitious fiction and give their work a beautiful home where anyone can readily find and read it without a paywall.

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 60 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2022

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

The best stories are truly about somebody doing something. Struggle, challenge, and danger are at the heart of our favourite stories. We equally prize any work that is centred on oddball characters, or which makes us laugh.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: Environmental issues.

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: GBP £35 for stories over 1,000 words; £17.50 for stories under 1,000 words (see their site for details about other currencies).

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

We also consider poetry that is connected to the natural world. For an example, consider reading "Animals" or "The Beaks of Eagles" by Robinson Jeffers.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: Environmental issues.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: GBP £35 for poems over 1,000 words; £17.50 for poems under 1,000 words (see their site for details about other currencies).

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Cornice Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 13 reports from 11 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

56 min | 177.6 mean avg | 144.5 median | 427 max days (213.9 std dev)

Responses

7.69 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

7.69 % (72.0 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 100.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

84.62 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

84.62 % (196.6 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

7.69 % (56.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

1 response is pending (448 days waiting).

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (92.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 Oct 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Aug 2025.
Date compiled: 17 Sep 2026 23:37 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026