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Five Minutes

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Five Minutes explores five minutes of a life in one hundred words.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 156 x per year
62 members set this magazine as a Favorite.

Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Exactly 100 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Memoir: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Five Minutes Submission Statistics Free Preview!

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This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
Accuracy:
We have received 31 reports from 27 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported:
0 min | 57.5 mean avg | 63.5 median | 94 max days (36.5 std dev)
Responses
87.09 %
Acceptances:
35.48 % of submissions accepted (55.1 avg. days per acceptance) | 40.74 % 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:
51.61 % (57.4 avg. days per rejection) | 87.5 % personal, 0.0 % form, 12.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses
12.90 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals:
12.90 % (22.3 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
5 responses are pending (11 min | 35.8 mean avg | 41.5 median | 60 max days waiting | 104.6 std dev) from 5 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 90 days. (3.2 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Mar 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 20 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 28 Jan 2025
Date Added: 20 Apr 2021

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.