Mount Hope Magazine

About

Mount Hope has been published since 2012 out of the creative writing program at Roger Williams University. Each year, faculty-led undergraduate student editors read submissions, choose from them, and bring the work to publication. We're a small magazine that seeks to publish work we're proud of, which is firmly in a literary tradition, and which gives voice to both emerging and seasoned writers, from anywhere, in all forms, and from all perspectives. The name of the magazine references Mount Hope, which sits adjacent to our campus on Mount Hope Bay.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2012

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Mount Hope Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Mount Hope Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Mount Hope Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: 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 Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: 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

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of 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 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 Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.
Photo Essay: 8 - 12 photos.

Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.
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.

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Mount Hope Magazine 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.

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Accuracy

We have received 35 reports from 31 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 107.6 mean avg | 95.0 median | 222 max days (67.6 std dev)

Responses

71.42 %

Acceptances:

5.71 % of submissions accepted (62.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.45 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

65.71 % (143.6 avg. days per rejection) | 4.4 % personal, 78.3 % form, 17.4 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

28.57 % (35.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

23 responses are pending (1 min | 81.7 mean avg | 86.0 median | 182 max days waiting | 104.3 std dev) from 23 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (20.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 May 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2026

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