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About

Publishing the best in literary nonfiction since 1999. Here at Fourth Genre, we’re devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. We curate works across the full spectrum of the genre. Given the genre’s flexibility and expansiveness, we welcome a variety of works ranging from personal essays and memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism. We showcase works that are lyrical, self-interrogative, meditative, and reflective, as well as expository, analytical, exploratory, or whimsical. Our journal fosters a writer-to-reader conversation, one that explores the markers and boundaries of literary/creative nonfiction.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1999

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication	Electronic Publication	Published 2 x per year.
Print Publication	Print Publication	Published 2 x per year.

Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 September 2024 12:00 AM MDT (in 104 days) through 30 November 2024. 7

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review Review	No specific word count limits known.
Essay Essay	Up to 8,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction	Up to 8,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Lifestyle (Food and Drink), Literature/Books (See guidelines), Memoir, Nature/Environment, Travel.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Fourth Genre Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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Accuracy	We have received 275 reports from 260 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	0 min \| 57.2 mean avg \| 45.0 median \| 198 max days (39.2 std dev)
Responses	93.82 %
Acceptances	5.82 % of submissions accepted (114.9 avg. days per acceptance) \| 6.15 % 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	88.00 % (56.0 avg. days per rejection) \| 31.0 % personal, 69.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses	6.18 %
Lost/Returned	-
Never Responded	-
Withdrawals	6.18 % (19.6 avg. days per withdrawal)

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The most common submission fee paid: USD $4.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 22 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Dec 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 May 2024
Last Audited: 29 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 17 Aug 2012

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