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Permafrost Magazine is the farthest north literary journal for writing and the arts. Founded in 1977, Permafrost is housed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks MFA program, and run by dedicated creative writing graduate students. As the editors of the farthest north literary magazine, we’ve chosen an unconventional, expansive place to live. That, too, is what we seek in your submissions. This is especially to say: we are not particularly interested in reading obvious, Alaska-themed work (i.e. snowflakes, polar bear romances, and your tormented ice-capped heartcicles). We get plenty of polar saturation from the Great White North everyday. We want the far-reaching, skittish, and confused/confusing. We want the crystalline and devastating. We want the sickly, the sweet, but not the sickly sweet. We want things to get ugly, or maybe beautiful. Give us the stuff you tucked away in the folder you hesitate to open on the weekdays–the pieces you scour and revise during weekend binges. You know, the intense 3am-on-a-Saturday, ersatz pieces. Push us with your intricate language, your lyrical alchemy. That’s what we’re looking for. Let’s get weird with it.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees, except for postal submissions. The fee is USD $3.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1977

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 1 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 1 x per year.

Fiction Open
Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 15 February 2025* (approx. 132 days from now). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Open
Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 15 February 2025* (approx. 132 days from now). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Essay Essay1,000 - 8,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction1,000 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Open
Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 15 February 2025* (approx. 132 days from now). 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Long poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
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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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Permafrost Magazine 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.
AccuracyWe have received 95 reports from 80 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 124.6 mean avg | 105.0 median | 384 max days (104.3 std dev)
Responses80.00 %
Acceptances7.37 % of submissions accepted (150.1 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.75 % 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.
Rejections72.63 % (131.0 avg. days per rejection) | 8.7 % personal, 66.7 % form, 24.6 % unspecified
Non-Responses20.0 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals20.00 % (92.1 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending17 responses are pending (2 min | 102.8 mean avg | 28.0 median | 287 max days waiting | 108.1 std dev) from 17 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. (51.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (69.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 98.5 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Oct 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Oct 2024.

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Permafrost Annual Book Prize Charges fees for all submissions
Permafrost New Alchemy Contest BELIEVED DEFUNCT Charges fees for all submissions
Permafrost Online DNQ Charges fees for some submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 18 Sep 2024
Last Audited: 23 May 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 11 Feb 2006

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