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CutBank Literary Magazine

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We’re proud of CutBank‘s forty years as Montana’s foremost literary magazine, founded in 1973 by the Creative Writing program at the University of Montana and helmed initially by favorite literary son William Kittredge. We publish issues of compelling poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction by established writers and new voices alike. We’re global in scope, but with a regional bias. Over the years, we’ve been privileged to feature work by Wendell Berry, Louise Erdrich, Richard Hugo, Seamus Heaney, James Welch, Patricia Goedicke, James Lee Burke, Chris Offutt, Aimee Bender, Steve Almond, and a number of other exciting up and coming writers whose work we’re fond of. That’s the joy, we think, of both publishing and reading a publication like CutBank: discovering and developing a fondness for new work.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. The fee is USD $5.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1973

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 01 February 2025* (approx. 13 days from now). 7

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 8,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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


Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 01 February 2025* (approx. 13 days from now). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 8,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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


Poetry Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 01 February 2025* (approx. 13 days from now). 12

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo 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, including: Other (May vary).

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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


Visual Art Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 01 February 2025* (approx. 13 days from now). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUp to 5 pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

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.

CutBank Literary Magazine Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
AccuracyWe have received 91 reports from 89 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 96.8 mean avg | 91.0 median | 293 max days (260.1 std dev)
Responses91.21 %
Acceptances1.10 % of submissions accepted (167.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.12 % 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.
Rejections90.11 % (92.6 avg. days per rejection) | 50.0 % personal, 28.1 % form, 22.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses8.79 %
Lost/Returned1.10 % (270.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded1.10 % (293.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals6.59 % (38.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending81 responses are pending (1 min | 77.7 mean avg | 99.0 median | 126 max days waiting | 439.9 std dev) from 80 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 150 days. (30.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 150 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 Oct 2024.

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All Accounts and Mixture BELIEVED DEFUNCT
Big Sky, Small Prose: A Flash Prose Exclusive CLOSED Charges fees for all submissions
Big Sky, Small Prose: Flash Contest Charges fees for all submissions
CutBank Chapbook Contest Charges fees for all submissions
CutBank Online DNQ
Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction Charges fees for all submissions
Montana Prize in Fiction Charges fees for all submissions
Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 11 Aug 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 11 Feb 2006

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