Granta The Magazine of New Writing

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Granta does not have a political or literary manifesto, but it does have a belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real. As the Observer wrote of Granta: ‘In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, Granta has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world.’ Our criteria for publication are best gauged by a close reading of the magazine. We focus mainly on fiction, memoir and reportage, with a bias towards the interesting and unusual.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for written submissions, except for some low income writers. The fee is GBP £3.50.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 1889

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication	Electronic Publication	Published 4 x per year.
Print Publication	Print Publication	Published 4 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fee-based fiction submissions through 31 March 2025 11:59 PM GMT Daylight Time (in 7 days, 12 hours). 9

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story

3,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fee-based nonfiction submissions through 31 March 2025 11:59 PM GMT Daylight Time (in 7 days, 12 hours). 4

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay Essay	3,000 - 6,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction	3,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Memoir.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Poetry Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fee-based poetry submissions through 31 March 2025 11:59 PM GMT Daylight Time (in 7 days, 12 hours). 10

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem

No line limits known; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Visual Art Closed

This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.

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Granta Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Nonfiction Publishers in our database.

Accuracy	We have received 385 reports from 304 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	0 min \| 39.2 mean avg \| 38.0 median \| 327 max days (100.8 std dev)
Responses	96.36 %
Acceptances	0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections	96.36 % (38.3 avg. days per rejection) \| 10.2 % personal, 67.7 % form, 22.1 % unspecified \| 1.0 % shortlisted
Non-Responses	3.64 %
Lost/Returned	-
Never Responded	0.26 % (313.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals	3.38 % (25.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending	88 responses are pending (0 min \| 27.9 mean avg \| 18.0 median \| 292 max days waiting \| 946.5 std dev) from 86 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 180 days. (1.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: GBP £3.50. (59.7 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 98.0 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 17 Mar 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Dec 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Mar 2025
Last Audited: 17 Feb 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 02 Aug 2005

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