Full Bleed A Journal of Art and Literature

About

Full Bleed exists to cultivate that fertile ground where the visual and literary arts intersect. Published by the Maryland Institute College of Art, our journal strives to inspire, critique, and inform the pursuits of contemporary artists and writers. We do so with the belief that aesthetic experience—those intuitive stirrings, intimacies, and insights engendered by concentrated encounters with works of art and literature—is favorable to the cause of human dignity, within individual lives and within our politics.
We publish criticism, belle-lettres, visual art, illustration, fiction, poetry, and graphic essays. We are especially interested in promoting innovative projects combining word, image, and design; collaborations between writers and artists; ekphrastic creations; and groundbreaking critical essays.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2017

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Full Bleed's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: Full Bleed's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Full Bleed's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No 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 Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 10 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Design.
Illustration.
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

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Full Bleed Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 30 reports from 29 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

7 min | 81.4 mean avg | 72.0 median | 151 max days (41.0 std dev)

Responses

86.66 %

Acceptances:

3.33 % of submissions accepted (60.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.45 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

83.33 % (91.4 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 84.0 % form, 16.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

13.33 % (15.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 06 Jan 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:30 UTC (3 hours, 17 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 29 Aug 2026

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