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Reckoning - Nonfiction (Fiction) (Poetry)



Description
Note: work may be submitted in English, Spanish, French or Swedish.

The short version: creative writing and art about environmental justice.

Our interests in poetry tend towards the narrative, preferably with some thematic heft. We’re open to long poems, short poems, hybrid art/poetry, and all kinds of formalism.


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Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Essay
We are looking for original essays that present and/or critique ideas at the intersection of environmental justice and speculative fiction.

Originals
0 to 3000 words
$50/piece


Review
Reckoning is pleased to announce we are open to reviews of nonfiction that centers themes of environmental justice. The majority of our nonfiction reviews will cover books published in the last year; however, we will consider reviews of older titles that either didn’t get the attention they deserved when they were published or are freshly relevant. We’re particularly interested in covering books from independent presses and authors from historically marginalized groups.

Originals
300 to 500 words
$25/piece


Review
Reckoning is pleased to announce we are open to reviews of novels, anthologies, and story collections that center themes of environmental justice. The majority of our fiction reviews will cover books published in the last year; however, we will consider reviews of older titles that either didn’t get the attention they deserved when they were published or are freshly relevant. We’re particularly interested in covering books from independent presses and authors from historically marginalized groups.

Originals
1000 to 2000 words
$50/piece



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 180 days

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Count:
There are 2 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 49 | Average: 55.00 | Median: 55 | Max: 61
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 55 days (100.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-

Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.


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Listing added: 21 May 2024


Last officially checked: 23 September 2025


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