End of Year Author Demographics & Submission Stats
Submission Acceptance Rate, 2023
We had a 7% acceptance rate (65/922).
Accepted Author Demographics, 2023 (2022?)
Of those accepted in 2023, we ask them to fill out a demographic form. Not everyone fills it out, but here are some of the results. 75 people filled out our survey, because we started collecting this information in May, 2023, and emailed back authors asking them to fill out the form.
If you want to the very short summary, our authors are typically female, first time published, heterosexual, white, from the United States, with an advanced degree, but that’s just on average, and we are always looking to publish diverse voices.
56% Female, 41% Male
72% Heterosexual, 10.5% Bisexual, 8% Gay/Lesbian,
9.3% (Under 22) 13.3% (22-30 Years Old), 21.3% (31-40 Years Old), 22.6% (41-50 Years Old), 9.3% (50-60 Years Old), 21.3% (60+ Years Old)
73% (Caucasian), 6.5% (Asia, Not South Asia), 4% (Multi-Racial), 2.6% (Black, Not American), 1.3% (Latino or Hispanic)
47/75 (United States), 5/75 (British Isles), 4/75 (Europe, Not British Isles), 4/75 (Canada), 3/75 (Australia), 2/75 (Asia, Not South Asia), 2/75 (South Asia)
34.5% (Master’s Degree), 34.5% (Undergrad Degree), 17.3% (Ph.D.), 5.3% (High School Only), 5.3% (Some High School), 1.3% (Trade School)
73% (First Time Published), 26% (Have Published Before)
*Totals do not typically add up to 100% as not every answered every question.
*And yes, we are of the opinion every literary magazine should track this information, share this information, and continue to work to do better. Here is the raw data excel sheet.
*We also ask rejected authors to fill out a demographic sheet, but most ignore our request. Interestingly, most of those who do fill out our demographic sheet say that have been publishes before. rejected author excel sheet
*Here is a link to our post in May, 2023 when we tried to backfill our author demographics to date. It appears our writers are becoming more diverse over time with more female authors, more LGBTQ authors, and more authors of color.
