Granta The Magazine of New Writing

About

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 all submissions, except for limited free submissions for low-income writers. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is GBP £3.50 (above average for magazines that charge).

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

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Granta's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Granta's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Granta's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 September 2026 11:59 PM GMT Daylight Time (in 23 days).

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:

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Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 September 2026 11:59 PM GMT Daylight Time (in 23 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: 3,000 - 6,000 words.
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.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

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.

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Granta Submission Statistics

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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.

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Accuracy

We have received 456 reports from 356 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 | 43.6 mean avg | 35.0 median | 368 max days (220.1 std dev)

Responses

95.83 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

95.83 % (42.2 avg. days per rejection) | 6.9 % personal, 74.4 % form, 18.8 % unspecified | 0.2 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.44 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

0.44 % (273.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

3.73 % (55.1 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

79 responses are pending (1 min | 64.8 mean avg | 76.0 median | 369 max days waiting | 1,008.5 std dev) from 76 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (2.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: GBP £3.50.
Submissions are acknowledged within 3 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 03:29 UTC (1 hour, 7 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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