december

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  • A Literary Legacy Since 1958
  • About this Magazine:

    december is published twice a year and features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction (including essays, memoir, and literary journalism), and visual art.

  • Editor(s): Gianna Jacobson
  • Contact Information:

  • Organization (if applicable):
  • Address 1: PO Box 16130
  • City: St. Louis
  • State Code: MO
  • Postal Code: 63105
  • Phone: (314) 301-9980
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Submission/Subscription Information:

  • Format: Print
  • Genres: Art, Comics, Cross-Genre, Fiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Poetry
  • Copy Price: $12
  • Simultaneous Submissions: no
  • Postal Submissions: yes
  • Email Submissions: no
  • Online Submissions: yes (via Submittable)
  • Subscription (individuals): $20
  • Subscription (institutions): $26
  • Reading Period: 10/1–5/1
  • Response Time: 6–8 weeks
  • Payment: yes (see website)
  • Contests: yes (see website)
  • ISSN: 0070-3141
  • Founded: 1958
  • Issues Per Year: 2

Publisher's description: december resumed publication in 2013 after a 32-year hiatus, maintaining its tradition of discovering emerging talent. december’s mission is to champion the work of unheralded writers and artists; celebrate fresh concepts from seasoned voices; and advocate for its writers in the literary, artistic, and general communities.

Many of december’s original contributors from the 1950s-80s continue to be involved in the magazine as advisory editors, including Marvin Bell, Rita Mae Brown, Grace Cavalieri, Michael Harper, William Kittredge, and Marge Piercy.

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