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The Bad Version

Circulation:

Less than 1,000

Website:

www.thebadversion.com

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Historical, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture, Journalism/Investigative Reporting

Formats:

Web, E-publication, Print

Submission Guidelines:

thebadversion.com/submit-to-the-bad-version

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Reporting Time:

3 to 6 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Yes

Accepts Electronic Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Payment:

Cash

Editorial Focus

The Bad Version is a quarterly print magazine that seeks to foster conversation about the world we live in through the fiction, poetry, and essays of the young and curious. Its name comes from the collaborative art of screenwriting, where the first attempt at a scene, that wild idea that gets the process going, is called a “bad version.” Likewise, this magazine is dedicated to beginnings: to pieces that are taking risks, trying to broach new ideas, experimenting with new forms, starting new conversations.