River Styx

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Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Representative Authors: 
Anca Fodor, Fortunato Salazar, Claire Walla, C3 Crew, Justin Cox, Daniel Ruiz, Gregory Brown, Parastoo Geranmayeh, Darien Gee, Lise Balk King, Katy Chrisler, Jodi Johnson, Charlene Logan, Rajiv Mohabir, Alyssa Perry, Mitchell Glazer, Becky Kennedy, Mark Neely, Mark Mayer, Katya Apekina, Sarah Viren, James Crews, Robert Nazar Arjoyan, Jake Fournier, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, and Jane Wong.
Formats: 
Online, Digital, Print, Audio, Video
Reading Periods: 
Mar 1 to Jun 30
Aug 1 to Dec 31
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
Varies
Payment: 
Cash
Issues per Year: 
4-6
Issue Price: 
$19.95-$24.95
Subscription Price: 
Free online

Editorial Focus

As a multicultural magazine of poetry, prose and art, River Styx publishes works of both new and established artists significant for their originality, energy, and deft of craft. The high quality of its form and content have made River Styx a leader among literary magazines for nearly fifty years. They publish poetry, short fiction, essays, short plays, visual media, and multimedia. If your work is the best that it can be and you deem it fits with the established style and content of their magazine, please send it to them via Submittable.

Tips From the Editor

We are open for submissions for most of the year. We will temporarily close our portal if we experience a sharp spike in submissions in order to catch up. We always notify our followers via email and socials ahead of time. 

Contact Information

Bryan Castille, Managing Editor
St. Louis
MO
63118
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Last updated: Feb 16, 2024