The Metaworker Literary Magazine

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We are The Metaworker, an online literary magazine where great stories are forged. Our mission is to publish great things to read. Send us the stuff you don’t think will be published anywhere else. We want new ideas, words that make us ponder, narratives that upend stereotypes. We don’t care if you’re an established writer or someone who’s never been published before, if you're a student or returning to writing after a career in something else, if you're 16 or 80, if you live in the United States, in India, in New Zealand, in Mexico – if you’ve got something you think needs to be shared with the world, submit it to us!

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication

Published 104 x per year.

Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 31 May 2025 11:59 PM PDT (in 18 days). 2

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including....

General.

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy.

Horror. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Mystery/Crime. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Suspense/Thriller. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:

	Flash Fiction	Up to 150 words; Up to 5 pieces.
	Flash Fiction	Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
	Short Story	1,000 - 3,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Text.

Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 31 May 2025 11:59 PM PDT (in 18 days). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

	Narrative Nonfiction	Up to 150 words; Up to 5 pieces.
	Narrative Nonfiction	Up to 3,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Text.

Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 31 May 2025 11:59 PM PDT (in 18 days). 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including....

General.

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy.

Horror. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Mystery/Crime. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Suspense/Thriller. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:

	Poem	No line limits known; Up to 2 pieces.
	Poem	Exactly 3 lines; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Text.

Visual Art Open

Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 31 May 2025 11:59 PM PDT (in 18 days). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

	Artwork	Up to 2 pieces.
	Graphic Narrative	No page limits known; Up to 2 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.

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 allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Audio. Image.

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The Metaworker Literary Magazine 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.

Accuracy	We have received 381 reports from 338 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 \| 65.0 mean avg \| 70.0 median \| 215 max days (37.8 std dev)
Responses	88.98 %
Acceptances	9.45 % of submissions accepted (84.3 avg. days per acceptance) \| 10.65 % 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	79.53 % (68.0 avg. days per rejection) \| 3.6 % personal, 95.7 % form, 0.7 % unspecified
Non-Responses	11.02 %
Lost/Returned	-
Never Responded	-
Withdrawals	11.02 % (23.9 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending	127 responses are pending (3 min \| 43.5 mean avg \| 33.0 median \| 126 max days waiting \| 39.0 std dev) from 126 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 105 days. (26.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 105 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Feb 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 05 Jan 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 10 Feb 2020

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