Waffle Fried A Literary Magazine

About

Waffle Fried seeks to capture the spirit of heavy late-night conversations on living room floors, eating cold leftovers by the light of the refrigerator, empty hotel hallways; walking into the deep cold with sweat on your forehead.
Beautiful; uncomfortable; strange.
That feeling that can be difficult to explain, impossible to forget and part of our everyday – that is what you will find in Waffle Fried’s pages.

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

Important: Length and other submission requirements may vary. Check current calls for details before submitting.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work preferred, but limited AI use may be permitted in some circumstances (see their site for details)

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Waffle Fried's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Approachable: Waffle Fried's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: Waffle Fried's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family.
Lifestyle.
Politics/Political Science.
Religion/Spirituality: Spirituality.
Travel.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma 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.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family.
Economics.
Lifestyle.
Politics/Political Science.
Psychology.
Religion/Spirituality: General, Spirituality.
Sociology.
Travel.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma 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.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Beat poetry, Free verse, Lyric poetry, Narrative poetry, Prose poetry, Short poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family.
Lifestyle.
Politics/Political Science.
Religion/Spirituality: Spirituality.
Travel.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma 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.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Graphic design.
Digital art.
Drawing.
Pen & ink drawing.
Illustration.
Mixed media.
Painting.
Photography.
Black & white photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Minimalist, Modern, Scenic, Surrealist.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Waffle Fried Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Nonfiction Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We 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 Reported

3 min | 60.7 mean avg | 54.0 median | 187 max days (59.0 std dev)

Responses

85.71 %

Acceptances:

57.14 % of submissions accepted (54.1 avg. days per acceptance) | 61.11 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

28.57 % (103.3 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

14.29 % (36.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

1 response is pending (21 days waiting).

Other Information

The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (23.8 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 21 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 01:50 UTC (7 hours, 57 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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