The Hopper Magazine

About

The Hopper is an environmental literary magazine. We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art, all of which are paths towards an invigorated understanding of nature’s place in human life.
When used for cider making, a hopper is a wooden or metal box that collects fruits before they are funneled down through a chute to the crusher. In old Vermont towns, it was common for the community of growers to share one cider press instead of each farmer purchasing and maintaining their own. Come fall, people would cart their apples or pears to the farm that kept the mill, and into the hopper their fruits would go—often mixing with the products of a neighboring grower.
The Hopper believes that in order to refashion our lives to accommodate the knowledge we have of our environmental crisis, we have a lot of cultural heavy lifting to do. To reacquaint ourselves meaningfully with the natural world we have to turn our interpretive, inquisitive, and inspired faculties upon it. Through what we publish and the communities we encourage, The Hopper seeks to be a leader in this cultural re-centering.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for some submission periods.
The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge).

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: The Hopper Magazine's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: The Hopper Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: The Hopper Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: General, Environmental issues.
Place/Regions.
Society/Culture.
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.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Review: 500 - 1,500 words.
Essay: Up to 4,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Nature/Environment: General, Environmental issues.
Place/Regions.
Society/Culture.
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.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

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...
Nature/Environment: General, Environmental issues.
Place/Regions.
Society/Culture.
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.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Drawing.
Collage.
Painting.
Sculpture.
Environmental art.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Nature/Environment: General, Environmental issues.
Place/Regions.
Society/Culture.
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.

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The Hopper Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 55 reports from 49 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

16 min | 71.5 mean avg | 76.0 median | 123 max days (25.6 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

1.82 % of submissions accepted (83.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.04 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

98.18 % (71.3 avg. days per rejection) | 7.4 % personal, 72.2 % form, 20.4 % unspecified | 3.6 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

Pending

4 responses are pending (87 min | 99.8 mean avg | 104.0 median | 104 max days waiting | 8.5 std dev) from 3 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (28.8 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 58.8 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 11 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:30 UTC (7 hours, 16 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.