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TrashLight Press Website

A project of TrashLight Press

About

We publish raw, feral, genre-bending work on our website.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 104 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed
8 members set this magazine as a Favorite.

Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed
TrashLight Press Website's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Approachable
TrashLight Press Website's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive
TrashLight Press Website's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.
Learn more about our statistics

Collapse section Fiction Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026 11:59 PM EDT (in 15 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Duosuma submission manager. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026 11:59 PM EDT (in 15 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Duosuma submission manager. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026 11:59 PM EDT (in 15 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:

Methods: Duosuma submission manager. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 September 2026 11:59 PM EDT (in 15 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of 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:

Methods: Duosuma submission manager. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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TrashLight Press Website 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.

This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Poetry Publishers in our database.
Filter:
Accuracy
We have received 148 reports from 133 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
3 min | 84.7 mean avg | 86.0 median | 144 max days (32.1 std dev)
Responses
89.86 %
Acceptances:
32.43 % of submissions accepted (84.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 36.09 % 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:
57.43 % (92.7 avg. days per rejection) | 5.9 % personal, 94.1 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
10.14 % (34.6 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
28 responses are pending (2 min | 17.0 mean avg | 16.0 median | 53 max days waiting | 11.3 std dev) from 28 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (22.7 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 06 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 May 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:45 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2026

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