Salt Hill Journal See other projects related to this listing. About Salt Hill is a biannual literary journal publishing outstanding new fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art by people at various stages in their literary and artistic careers. We publish new and emerging writers alongside those with long, illustrious careers in the literary arts. Previous contributors include Terrance Hayes, Robert Creeley, Patricia Smith, Eduardo C. Corral, Laura Kasischke, W. S. Merwin, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Mary Ruefle, Sam Sax, Charles Simic, James Tate, Jean Valentine, Dean Young, Agha Shahid Ali, Denise Duhamel, Larry Levis, Marianne Boruch, Lucia Perillo, Sarah Manguso, Matthew Zapruder, Deb Olin Unferth, Chen Chen, Paisley Rekdal, Brian Evenson, Sally Wen Mao, Joe Wenderoth, Garielle Lutz, Dorianne Laux, Ross Gay, Matthew Olzmann, and even Stephen King, among so many brilliant others. We are interested in work that represents a broad spectrum of experience. We believe it is critical to lift up the voices of writers and artists who have been traditionally underrepresented in the literary arts. As such, we feel an urgency to read and consider work by people of color, women, queer people, non-binary folks, and anyone else who has been marginalized by the institutions which have, for so long, dominated the publishing scene. Salt Hill is produced by writers in and affiliated with the Graduate Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University and is funded in part by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Graduate Student Organization of Syracuse University. Important: Submitters are required to declare whether they are Black, Indigenous or a Person of Color for all submissions. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication United States Publication Medium & Frequency Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year Collapse section Fiction Open Dates:Open to fiction submissions through 31 August 2025* (approx. 46 days from now).6Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General.Lengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: May vary.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 7,500 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 7,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir. Other: May vary.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 Open Dates:Open to poetry submissions through 31 August 2025* (approx. 46 days from now).31Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General.Lengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: May vary.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: Artwork: Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media, including... Drawing. Mixed media. Painting. Photography.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: May vary.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. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @salthilljournalX (Twitter) @salthilljournal For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Salt Hill Journal 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 Extremely Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database. Accuracy: We have received 306 reports from 265 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 | 131.7 mean avg | 138.0 median | 469 max days (101.6 std dev) Responses 84.64 % Acceptances: 0.65 % of submissions accepted (82.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.75 % 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. Rejections: 83.99 % (137.8 avg. days per rejection) | 11.7 % personal, 63.8 % form, 24.5 % unspecified | 1.0 % shortlisted Non-Responses 15.36 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: 0.98 % (184.3 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded) Withdrawals: 14.38 % (72.8 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 59 responses are pending (0 min | 34.5 mean avg | 7.0 median | 323 max days waiting | 852.5 std dev) from 59 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 180 days. (27.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.) The editors request that you don't query on the status of your submission. Submissions are acknowledged within 7 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on 19 Jun 2025. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Mar 2025. 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