New Letters See other projects related to this listing. About The mission of New Letters magazine is to discover, publish and promote the best and most exciting literary writing, wherever it might be found. We publish and serve readers and writers worldwide. In recent years, New Letters has won a National Magazine Award, the industry’s highest honor, plus multiple Pushcart Prizes, and is reprinted often in the Best American anthology series. Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for subscribers. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.) The fee range is USD $4.95 to $5.95 (above average for magazines that charge). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 1934 Publication Medium & Frequency Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 4 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower New Letters's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingNew Letters's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveNew Letters's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words. Novella: 15,000 - 30,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based We publish personal essays and are open, as well, to critical discourses about writing, art, or culture, as long as that writing is, in itself, lively, fresh, and vivid. We are not interested in footnoted, “scholarly” articles, or anything that uses the word “privilege” as a verb.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Review: 300 - 800 words. Essay: Up to 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Personal. Excluding: Academic.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 6 pieces. Poetry Chapbook: Up to 30 pages.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Unknown payment Provides free copy/copies Unknown payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. 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 @newletters_litX (Twitter) @new_letters Support this Publisher: Subscribe For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope New Letters 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 Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 277 reports from 234 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 | 119.1 mean avg | 139.0 median | 257 max days (340.4 std dev) Responses 90.61 % Acceptances: 1.08 % of submissions accepted (81.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.28 % 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: 89.53 % (123.9 avg. days per rejection) | 7.3 % personal, 73.4 % form, 19.4 % unspecified | 0.4 % rewrite requests Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 9.39 % (65.1 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 134 responses are pending (2 min | 100.3 mean avg | 98.0 median | 329 max days waiting | 335.8 std dev) from 131 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (8.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.) The most common submission fee paid: USD $4.95. Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 31 Aug 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Jun 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 08:30 UTC (44 minutes ago). 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