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Gigantic Sequins A Literary Arts Journal

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Gigantic Sequins is happy to be your favorite black & white print literary arts journal. GS was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Philadelphia, and currently lives primarily in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, with outposts throughout the US in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, & more. We're known for the quality fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, art, & comics we print as well as our unique design & aesthetic. Our editors like to publish writers & artists who have their hands in various sorts of figurative creative cookie jars, as well as writers & artists at a variety of different stages in their careers. For ten years, we published two issues each year, one in the summer and one in the winter, and moving forward, GS will come out annually for now. Our all-volunteer staff helps cultivate a space for writing & art that reaches beyond the printed literary arts & into other parts of our neighborhoods. We aim to be the print literary arts journal on your shelf that starts a lasting conversation. You can't dog-ear the best poem in your favorite online literary journal, so support this independent literary arts venture & others like it.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2009

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 November 2025* (approx. 287 days from now) through 15 January 2026. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 3,500 words.
Novel Excerpt Novel ExcerptUp to 3,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment (Provides free copy/copies) No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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


Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 November 2025* (approx. 287 days from now) through 15 January 2026. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 4,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment (Provides free copy/copies) No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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


Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 November 2025* (approx. 287 days from now) through 15 January 2026. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment (Provides free copy/copies) No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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


Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork Artwork5 - 20 pieces.
Graphic Narrative Graphic NarrativeNo page limits known.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Cartoon/Comic strip. Excluding: Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment (Provides free copy/copies) No monetary 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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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Gigantic Sequins 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 44 reports from 43 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported10 min | 70.8 mean avg | 69.0 median | 127 max days (266.5 std dev)
Responses93.19 %
Acceptances4.55 % of submissions accepted (64.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.65 % 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.
Rejections88.64 % (72.5 avg. days per rejection) | 12.8 % personal, 56.4 % form, 30.8 % unspecified
Non-Responses6.82 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals6.82 % (56.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending31 responses are pending (2 min | 43.5 mean avg | 43.0 median | 175 max days waiting | 278.0 std dev) from 30 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 120 days. (9.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 120 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 15 Mar 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Jan 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025
Last Audited: 01 Nov 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 31 Aug 2009

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