The Satirist About Since 1999, millions of readers and web crawlers have read The Satirist “America’s Most Critical Journal”.The Satirist features original works of satire, parody, and “news”, fiction and poems, essays, as well as serious book reviews, movie reviews.Contributors to The Satirist include professors from Columbia, NYU, and many other universities around the world, as well as professional writers and journalists for New York Times, LA Times, and other publications. The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 1999 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished on a rolling basis AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower The Satirist's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).Styles:Mainstream, Satirical.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Film/Television: See guidelines. Literature/Books: See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Review: No specific word count limits known. Essay: No specific word count limits known.Styles:Critical.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism. Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Mainstream, Satirical.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Film/Television: See guidelines. Literature/Books: See guidelines.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookX (Twitter) @Satirist_Online Support this Publisher: Make a Donation For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope The Satirist 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 15 min | 233.0 mean avg | 271.0 median | 375 max days (154.4 std dev) Pending 5 responses are pending (36 min | 296.8 mean avg | 306.0 median | 437 max days waiting | 331.2 std dev) from 5 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted. Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 22 Jul 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 07 Jul 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:01 UTC (less than a minute ago). Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted here also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. 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