Shenandoah - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
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: previous contributors should wait five years before submitting again.
Our editors love writing that stretches their imaginations and ways of thinking, surprises, makes them laugh, moves them, is formally interesting or challenging, defies genre, explores the confusing or uncomfortable, introduces them to new writers, thinks globally, has a distinctive voice, cares about the world, and does not assume white people are literature’s default characters.
Note: previous contributors should wait five years before submitting again.
Our editors love writing that stretches their imaginations and ways of thinking, surprises, makes them laugh, moves them, is formally interesting or challenging, defies genre, explores the confusing or uncomfortable, introduces them to new writers, thinks globally, has a distinctive voice, cares about the world, and does not assume white people are literature’s default characters.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Submission Schedule
- Opens for submissions on Sep 10, 2026 (Begins 53 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Unknown
Novel Excerpt
0 to 8000 words
Unknown
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Unknown
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
Unknown
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 33 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 38 | Average: 177.00 | Median: 132 | Max: 415
Responded:
93.93%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
93.93% - avg 177 days
(22.58% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
6.06%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 7 January 2013
Last officially checked: 16 January 2026