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 AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower Salt Hill Journal's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingSalt Hill Journal's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveSalt Hill Journal's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026* (approx. 77 days from now) through 31 January 2027.3Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words. Novel Excerpt: Up to 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 Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2026* (approx. 77 days from now) through 31 January 2027.4Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: 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 Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Salt Hill Journal 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 Most Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database. This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Poetry 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 376 reports from 323 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 1 min | 135.4 mean avg | 138.0 median | 472 max days (171.7 std dev) Responses 89.10 % Acceptances: 0.27 % of submissions accepted (87.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.31 % 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: 88.83 % (140.0 avg. days per rejection) | 5.7 % personal, 68.0 % form, 26.4 % unspecified | 0.5 % shortlisted Non-Responses 0.53 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: 0.53 % (299.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded) Withdrawals 10.37 % (70.9 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 181 responses are pending (8 min | 57.6 mean avg | 45.0 median | 290 max days waiting | 692.6 std dev) from 178 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. (13.6 % 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. Most submissions are acknowledged within one day. Most recent response reported was received on 03 Jul 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Feb 2026. 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