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Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Formats:
Print
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Period:
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Response Time:
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee:
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
Yes
Payment:
Contributor copies only
Issues per Year:
4
Issue Price:
$9 plus shipping
Subscription Price:
$28 for 1 year, $49 for 2 years
Circulation:
Less than 1,000
Editorial Focus
The Main Street Rag prefers poetry that is alive with the poet’s own experiences, fiction that is character-driven and often quirky. Reviews, interviews should query first, and they are the two items for which they pay in cash.
Tips From the Editor
Authors who want to be taken seriously should reciprocate by being familiar with a magazine’s guidelines—if not the magazine itself via sampling, circumstances are detailed on our website.
Contact Information
M. Scott Douglass, Publisher / Managing Editor
4416 Shea Lane
Mint Hill
NC
28227
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Last updated: Jun 06, 2025