The Charleston Anvil

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About

The Charleston Anvil is Charleston, WV's black and white showcase of admixt art and literature- equal parts indie zine, underground comic, pulp magazine, anthology collection, and the avant-garde. The magazine is intended, principally, as a forging tool, a place where anyone may have the chance to to temper their wordsmithery or hone their art making... hammer out their ideas communally. As a communal project, the core tenet of The Anvil is inclusion - i.e., a completely level playing field, devoid of politics, nepotism, or any other special treatment or favors. Contributors are welcome no matter what their level of experience, and need not be "established" in any way.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: The Charleston Anvil's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Approachable: The Charleston Anvil's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive: The Charleston Anvil's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 28 February 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 28 February 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 4,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 28 February 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 28 February 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Photo Essay: No image limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Photography.
Black & white photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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The Charleston Anvil Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 11 reports from 11 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

35 min | 137.4 mean avg | 133.5 median | 166 max days (661.4 std dev)

Responses

63.63 %

Acceptances:

18.18 % of submissions accepted (124.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 18.18 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

45.45 % (134.6 avg. days per rejection) | 20.0 % personal, 60.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

9.09 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

9.09 % (159.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

27.27 % (109.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

8 responses are pending (20 min | 68.2 mean avg | 36.5 median | 250 max days waiting | 92.2 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (90.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 29 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:50 UTC (6 hours, 56 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Sep 2026

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