True Story

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Genres Published: 
Creative Nonfiction
Representative Authors: 
Cheryl Strayed, Phillip Lopate, John Edgar Wideman, Lauren Slater, Stefan Fatsis, Robin Hemley, Judith Barrington
Formats: 
Digital, Print
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to May 15
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
0-1
Payment: 
Cash
Issues per Year: 
12
Issue Price: 
$3
Subscription Price: 
$18/12 issues; $32/24 issues
Circulation: 
1,000 to 2,500

Editorial Focus

Published monthly by the editors of Creative Nonfiction magazine, each issue of True Story showcases one exceptional essay by one exceptional writer. From issue to issue, this new mini-magazine features the widest possible variety of voices and styles and subjects. Our editors believe that providing a platform for emerging writers and helping them find readers is an essential role of literary magazines. We’re open to all types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to personal essay to memoir.

Tips From the Editor

Please do send work that blends style with substance, and reaches beyond the personal to tell us something new about the world. We're drawn to stories that balance a strong narrative (i.e. something happens) with a teaching or reflective element (i.e. the something that happens matters for some reason). Please do include your complete contact information and keep us informed of the status of simultaneous submissions. Please don't send poetry.

Contact Information

Hattie Fletcher, Managing Editor
5877 Commerce Street
Pittsburgh
PA
15206
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Last updated: Sep 20, 2022