Fourth Genre

Fourth Genre [1]

Basic Information

Website:

http://fourthgenre.msu.edu [2]

State:

Michigan

Country:

United States

Submission Guidelines:

http://fourthgenre.submittable.com [3]

Address:

434 Farm Ln., Rm. 235

Address (line 2):

Michigan State University

City:

East Lansing

Zip / Postal Code:

48824

Contact Information

Laura

Julier

editor

Contact E-mail:

genre4@msu.edu [4]

Details

Formats:

Payment:

Contributor copies only

Genres Published:

Creative Nonfiction

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Electronic Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Reading Period:

Aug 30 to Nov 30

Reporting Time:

3 to 6 months

$42 USD

Fourth Genre is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in literary (creative) nonfiction, and are especially looking to provide space to voices less seldom heard from in literary publications. We think of the genre as flexible, fluid, and expansive, and so we’re looking for essays in any variety–lyrical, familiar, personal, nature, environmental, travel, and especially graphic. We're especially interested in essays that reflect intersections of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, dis/ability, among others. See the editor's note in issue 18.1 for more about this.

Please write for sample back issues in order to become familiar with the journal. We accept only previously unpublished work. Please go to fourthgenre.submittable.com.

Representative Authors:

<p>Jill Talbot, Sheryl St. Germain, Patrick Madden, Matthew Gavin Frank, Julie Marie Wade, Nick Neeley, Pablo Pinero Stillman, Kathryn Winograd, Dawn Davies, Kate Carrol de Gutes</p>

Issues per Year:

Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published:

1% to 5%

Issue Price:

$22 USD

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

Roughly 50%

Less than 1,000

Subgenres:

Experimental [5]

Graphic/Illustrated [6]

Humor [7]

Nature/Environmental [8]

Narrative Nonfiction [9]