Post Road Magazine See other projects related to this listing. About Post Road accepts unsolicited poetry, fiction, nonfiction, short plays and monologues, and visual art submissions. Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.) The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2000 Publication Media & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per yearPrint Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower Post Road Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingPost Road Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. ResponsivePost Road Magazine's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 6,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, 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. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Essay: Up to 6,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, 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. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.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 Unknown payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Expand section Visual Art Closed 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:Instagram @postroadmagX (Twitter) @post_road Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Post Road 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. This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Nonfiction Publishers in our database. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Visual Art Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 162 reports from 144 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 | 134.2 mean avg | 124.5 median | 402 max days (87.1 std dev) Responses 80.25 % Acceptances: 2.47 % of submissions accepted (229.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.08 % 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: 77.78 % (143.8 avg. days per rejection) | 7.9 % personal, 69.8 % form, 22.2 % unspecified Non-Responses 1.85 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: 1.85 % (202.3 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded) Withdrawals 17.90 % (68.4 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 9 responses are pending (187 min | 227.8 mean avg | 217.0 median | 309 max days waiting | 94.5 std dev) from 9 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 90 days. (64.2 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.) The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. Most submissions are acknowledged within one day. Most recent response reported was received on 14 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 07 Jul 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago). 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