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Ninth Letter

Dept. of English, Univ. of Illinois

608 S. Wright St.

Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: (217) 244-3145 Fax: (217) 244-4147

E-mail: editor@ninthletter.com

Web: www.ninthletter.com
Simultaneous submissions: yes Email submissions: no, but we do take online submissions via our website
Reading period: 9/1-4/30 Response time: 6-8 weeks Payment: yes (see website) Contests: no ISSN: 1547-8440 Founded: 2003 Issues per year: 2 Distributors: Ingram Periodicals, Ubiquity Average pages: 200 Sample copy (postpaid): $8.95 Cover Price: $14.95 Subscription: $21.95

Publisher’s Description: Ninth Letter is a collaboration between the MFA in Creative Writing Program and the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Edited and produced by faculty and students of these programs, Ninth Letter offers new literary writing of the highest quality illuminated by cutting edge graphic design. Ninth Letter is published semi-annually in the spring and fall and accepts submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in both traditional and experimental formats. Writing originally publishing in Ninth Letter has been reprinted in several awards anthologies, including Best American Short Stories, Pushcart Prize, Best Creative Nonfiction, Best New Fantasy, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and Best New Poets. The recipient of several major awards for graphic design, Ninth Letter was also named Best New Literary Journal in 2005 by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.