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Split Lip Magazine - Nonfiction (Fiction) (Poetry)



Description
Note: this publication may close early for submissions if they reach a submission quota; these early closures will not be tracked in this listing.

Note: if rejected, wait one month before submitting again.
Note: if accepted, wait one year before submitting again.

Note: payment only rendered via PayPal.

Send us your best piece of unpublished literary, mainstream or experimental writing.


This market charges a fee of $3.00 to submit.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Submission Window - Jan 1, 2026 thru Jun 30, 2026 (Ends 167 days from now)
  • Submission Window - Aug 16, 2026 thru Dec 14, 2026 (Begins 213 days from now)

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Review

Originals
250 to 500 words
$25/piece

800 to 1200 words
$50/piece


Interview

Originals
1000 to 2000 words
$50/piece


Memoir

Originals
0 to 2000 words
$75/piece



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 140 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.


Count:
There are 5 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 24 | Average: 40.75 | Median: 36 | Max: 66
Responded:
80.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
80.00% - avg 40 days (25.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
20.00%

Pending:
There are 2 pending responses. (47 min | 54.00 average | 54 median | 61 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.


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Listing added: 23 May 2024


Last officially checked: 4 August 2025


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