The Glacier Poetry for the Coming Ice Age A project of 42 Miles Press (see other related projects). About The Glacier is an online literary journal based at Indiana University South Bend. The journal accepts submissions of poetry, visual art, and short fiction. We are interested in experimental, post-confessional, and poems about the environment. We are interested in comedy in poetry and fiction. We are interested in collage that utilizes text as one of its elements. Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.) The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2022 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 1 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis FasterThe Glacier's overall average response time is faster than most magazines. More ApproachableThe Glacier's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines. More ResponsiveThe Glacier's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Again, here at The Glacier, we prefer more experimental work to straight narrative. We like fiction that gets to the point and that keeps burning in a reader’s mind after the last word is read.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 1,300 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.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. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed The Glacier seeks nonfiction that grips us from the first sentence and doesn’t let go. We’re looking for essays and true stories that flabbergast—work that startles with its honesty, ingenuity, or sheer audacity. Show us the world through your eyes with observations so sharp they cut and truths so profound they resonate long after the final word. We want writing that doesn’t just recount but reveals—delving deep into the unexpected corners of experience. Bring us examples of nonfiction that are engaging, necessary, and alive, whether through humor, heartbreak, or hard-earned insight. Above all, we want work that stays with us, work that matters.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Essay: Up to 1,300 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,300 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.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. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed The Glacier prefers lyric/associative poetry over straight narrative, but do not have a house style. If it’s good, we will consider it.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 7 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms, including: Lyric poetry.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.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. Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed The Glacier prefers collage and mixed media artwork, though we are open to painting, drawing, and photography. Don’t particularly appreciate groups of artworks that tend to be doodles of various styles with no cohesion linking them.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Artwork: Up to 8 pieces.Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media, including... Drawing. Mixed media. Collage. Painting. Photography.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Image. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @42milespressFacebook Facebook Support this Publisher: Buy Book(s) Buy Book(s) For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope The Glacier 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Visual Art Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 22 reports from 21 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 | 25.1 mean avg | 27.5 median | 31 max days (59.1 std dev) Responses 100.00 % Acceptances: 13.64 % of submissions accepted (13.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 9.52 % 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: 86.36 % (25.8 avg. days per rejection) | 15.8 % personal, 52.6 % form, 31.6 % unspecified Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals - Pending 5 responses are pending (79 min | 91.3 mean avg | 91.5 median | 92 max days waiting | 169.0 std dev) from 5 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 22 Jul 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Jul 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:50 UTC (6 hours, 57 minutes ago). Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted here also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. 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