The Scop Literary and Fine Arts Magazine for King's College

About

The Scop - named after the Old English term for bard or poet - is the primary student-run literary magazine operating out of King's College. We are passionate about our mission to provide student staff and contributors with real-world literary magazine experience.
We believe that artistic potential has no borders or limits. The Scop features a diverse range of content from local college students, as well as compelling submissions from authors, poets, photographers, and artists all over the world.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: The Scop's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: The Scop's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: The Scop's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 15 January 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 103 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 15 January 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 103 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma 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 15 January 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 103 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 15 January 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 103 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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The Scop Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the Most Personable Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Most Personable Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 89 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 Reported

2 min | 46.7 mean avg | 50.0 median | 133 max days (35.2 std dev)

Responses

89.89 %

Acceptances:

30.34 % of submissions accepted (46.4 avg. days per acceptance) | 33.75 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

59.55 % (52.5 avg. days per rejection) | 98.1 % personal, 1.9 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

10.11 % (17.6 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

4 responses are pending (1 min | 1.3 mean avg | 1.0 median | 2 max days waiting | 0.5 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 17 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 04 Oct 2026 18:26 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2026

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