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Under the Sun is an online national literary journal exclusively dedicated to the publication of creative non-fiction. We feature writers from all over the globe and offer the best, affordable, really fine writing available.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. Look for the fees icon. The fee is USD $2.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1996

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 1 x per year.

Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 September 2025* (approx. 223 days from now) through 02 January 2026. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayNo specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Under the Sun 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.
AccuracyWe have received 21 reports from 18 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported8 min | 20.4 mean avg | 27.0 median | 46 max days (10.6 std dev)
Responses90.47 %
Acceptances9.52 % of submissions accepted (32.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 11.11 % 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.
Rejections80.95 % (22.0 avg. days per rejection) | 82.4 % personal, 11.8 % form, 5.9 % unspecified | 4.8 % rewrite requests
Non-Responses9.52 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals9.52 % (19.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending2 responses are pending (49 min | 50.5 mean avg | 50.5 median | 52 max days waiting | 2.1 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $2.00. (73.7 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 85.7 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Jan 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Dec 2024.

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Under the Sun Summer Writing Contest Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 06 Nov 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 29 Aug 2013

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