Gotham Literature

About

Gotham Literature is a digital publication whose mission is to make high-quality literature accessible for readers and profitable for writers.
We make it easy for busy people to incorporate literature into their lives by curating short-form fiction, poetry, and comics that can be enjoyed in under 5 minutes. This allows our readers to engage with writing in the same bite-sized way they’re accustomed to consuming other forms of digital media, and provides them with a path around the barriers that prevent people from engaging with creative writing more today: the high upfront investment of time and money involved in buying a novel, and the hit-or-miss frustration of scouring user-generated content platforms to find content worth engaging with.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Media & Frequency

Audio Publication Audio Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Gotham Literature's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Approachable: Gotham Literature's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Gotham Literature's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,200 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10-$50.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $10-$50.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $10-$50.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Gotham Literature Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 19 reports from 17 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

9 min | 107.4 mean avg | 83.0 median | 280 max days (66.4 std dev)

Responses

73.68 %

Acceptances:

15.79 % of submissions accepted (64.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 17.65 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

57.89 % (117.0 avg. days per rejection) | 63.6 % personal, 27.3 % form, 9.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

5.26 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

5.26 % (280.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

21.05 % (81.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

12 responses are pending (6 min | 125.3 mean avg | 90.0 median | 249 max days waiting | 141.6 std dev) from 11 different members

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:10 UTC (36 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2026

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