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Dorothy Parker's Ashes

About

Brazen words by witty dames. Everything true. More or less.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to women and gender non-conforming people.
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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Dorothy Parker's Ashes's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Approachable
Dorothy Parker's Ashes's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive
Dorothy Parker's Ashes's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: 500 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Expand section Poetry Closed

Expand section Visual Art Closed

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Dorothy Parker's Ashes 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.

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Accuracy
We have received 24 reports from 20 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
8 min | 95.1 mean avg | 57.0 median | 406 max days (148.4 std dev)
Responses
75.00 %
Acceptances:
20.83 % of submissions accepted (78.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 25.00 % 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:
54.17 % (70.9 avg. days per rejection) | 61.5 % personal, 7.7 % form, 30.8 % unspecified
Non-Responses
4.17 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
4.17 % (406.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
20.83 % (48.8 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
6 responses are pending (16 min | 112.8 mean avg | 87.0 median | 227 max days waiting | 343.3 std dev) from 6 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 23 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 May 2026.
Date compiled: 17 Sep 2026 22:32 UTC (3 hours, 47 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 12 Jul 2026

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