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One Story is a literary magazine that contains, simply, one story. Approximately every three weeks, subscribers are sent One Story in the mail. This story will be an amazing read. One Story is seeking literary fiction. They can be any style and on any subject as long as they are good. We are looking for stories that leave readers feeling satisfied and are strong enough to stand alone.

Important: Postal submissions are only accepted from people who are incarcerated.
Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota. Check before submitting.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2002

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 18 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Short Story Short Story3,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) (Provides free copy/copies) Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $500.

Submissions:

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


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One Story Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 279 reports from 239 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported2 min | 99.0 mean avg | 73.0 median | 923 max days (98.1 std dev)
Responses90.68 %
Acceptances0.36 % of submissions accepted (172.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.42 % 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.
Rejections90.32 % (92.1 avg. days per rejection) | 44.4 % personal, 36.9 % form, 18.7 % unspecified | 0.7 % shortlisted
Non-Responses9.32 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded2.15 % (433.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals7.17 % (81.9 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending87 responses are pending (38 min | 46.8 mean avg | 47.0 median | 94 max days waiting | 6.2 std dev) from 87 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 90 days. (43.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 3 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 24 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 24 May 2024
Last Audited: 25 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 14 Nov 2005

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