@doricliterary.bsky.social
An online journal publishing classically inspired short stories. Now open for submissions, 1000-8000 words. Edited by @CourtlandAvenue (Dave Gregory) https://doric-literary.com/
Your Vol. XI: βPARA/SOCIALβ editors want your multi-genre writing & creative work! Submit: tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial! π₯
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Screen shot of Doric Literary's submission statistics from January 1 until today: submissions: 1000 accepted: 28 withdrawn: 2 (after 8 & 10 days waiting) upper tier decline: 121 standard decline: 833 lowest tier decline (sent work contrary to guidelines): 16 (began tracking lowest tier in April, after 446 submissions) acceptance rate: 2.80% longest response time - acceptance: 19 days (waited for requested rewrite) longest response time - decline: 9 days average response time: 1.63 days Submission tracker stats: Chill Subs: 0% acceptance rate, average response time: 2 days (11 reports) Duotrope: 4.65% acceptance rate, average response time: 1.4 days (86 reports)* Submission Grinder: 0% acceptance rate, average response time: 1.08 days (36 reports) *Doric Literary's response time is the 5th fastest in Duotrope's fiction database! Note: Doric Literary has not accepted any solicited work since going live on January 1, 2025.
#literary #journal Transparency Time!
On the 279th day of the year, Doric Literary has just received & responded to our 1000th submission since going live on January 1, 2025! π
No fee. Token payment. FAST RESPONSE!
Fiction: 1000-8000 words
Guidelines: doric-literary.com/submissions-2/
This is lovely.
βMaybe if life is a series of leavings, love is the longing to returnβ
Screen shot of Doric Literary's submission statistics from January 1 until today: submissions: 1000 accepted: 28 withdrawn: 2 (after 8 & 10 days waiting) upper tier decline: 121 standard decline: 833 lowest tier decline (sent work contrary to guidelines): 16 (began tracking lowest tier in April, after 446 submissions) acceptance rate: 2.80% longest response time - acceptance: 19 days (waited for requested rewrite) longest response time - decline: 9 days average response time: 1.63 days Submission tracker stats: Chill Subs: 0% acceptance rate, average response time: 2 days (11 reports) Duotrope: 4.65% acceptance rate, average response time: 1.4 days (86 reports)* Submission Grinder: 0% acceptance rate, average response time: 1.08 days (36 reports) *Doric Literary's response time is the 5th fastest in Duotrope's fiction database! Note: Doric Literary has not accepted any solicited work since going live on January 1, 2025.
#literary #journal Transparency Time!
On the 279th day of the year, Doric Literary has just received & responded to our 1000th submission since going live on January 1, 2025! π
No fee. Token payment. FAST RESPONSE!
Fiction: 1000-8000 words
Guidelines: doric-literary.com/submissions-2/
A perfect short story for Sunday reading!
"Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy" by Mileva Anastasiadou @happilander.bsky.social fully delivers on the promise of its excellent and inspired title. It's a thoroughly entertaining read!
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Find refuge - in Norway - during your Sunday reading!
"Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann has stunning twists and spiraling consequences as it explores regret and redemption.
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. . . and there we are on the @duotrope.com Smart Search List of the Day: Literary Short Story Journals that Pay!
Click the image below to see the list.
Click here to see our guidelines: doric-literary.com/submissions-2/
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Literary Short Stories feat. @afterdinnerconversation.com @doricliterary.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
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October 1: New fiction at Doric Literary!
"Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann has stunning twists, and spiraling consequences, when a Norwegian man invites a distressed stranger into his home.
Check out this stunner about regret & redemption!
doric-literary.com/2025/10/01/r...
October 1: New fiction by Mileva Anastasiadou!
"Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy" by @happilander.bsky.social is a hilarious new short story about the challenges a therapist faces from her client: a poet!
This one will brighten your day!
doric-literary.com/2025/10/01/c...
A screenshot of the Doric Literary website showing our Greek Temple logo and featuring the links to our two newest short stories: "Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy" by Mileva Anastasiadou & "Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann.
It's a beautiful fall day in October.
The temperature is right for reading.
And we just happen to have some new work for you all.
Short fiction by @happilander.bsky.social & Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann!
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title: Maybe Mary author: Anna Vangala Jones a mosaic pattern in blue, tan, and purple
title: Maybe Mary author: Anna Vangala Jones a mosaic pattern in blue, tan, and purple quote from story: βShe says she doesnβt want to talk about the disappearance. Anything but that is fine.β
I have a new short story in the wonderful Terrazzo Editions today called βMaybe Maryβ & Iβd be thrilled if you give it a read. so grateful to amazing editor Gina Nutt. you can find her interview with me here too www.terrazzoeditions.com/terrazzomag/...
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A screenshot of the Doric Literary website showing our Greek Temple logo and featuring the links to our two newest short stories: "Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy" by Mileva Anastasiadou & "Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann.
It's a beautiful fall day in October.
The temperature is right for reading.
And we just happen to have some new work for you all.
Short fiction by @happilander.bsky.social & Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann!
doric-literary.com
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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Want to hear @alinaetc.bsky.social and I read from our new books? Want to listen to us chat about the similarities and differences between poetry and prose collections, and the craft/process that goes into writing and publishing them? ππ₯°
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October 1: New fiction by Mileva Anastasiadou!
"Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy" by @happilander.bsky.social is a hilarious new short story about the challenges a therapist faces from her client: a poet!
This one will brighten your day!
doric-literary.com/2025/10/01/c...
October 1: New fiction at Doric Literary!
"Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann has stunning twists, and spiraling consequences, when a Norwegian man invites a distressed stranger into his home.
Check out this stunner about regret & redemption!
doric-literary.com/2025/10/01/r...
Screenshot of the Doric Literary website showing our Greek temple logo and the four stories we published this month: "Harvest" by Vanessa Blakeslee, "Weintraub's Disorder" by Yvonne Fein, "Beach Voices" by Mick Bennett, & "Bar Back" by Joe Baumann.
September has been great at Doric Literary. We've published 2 brilliant new works & opened up 2 wonderful stories to an online audience for the 1st time. For well-written, collection-worthy fiction, with solid plotlines & satisfying conclusions, visit us:
doric-literary.com
In white text on a sky blue background is a quote from Mileva Anastasiadou's new story "Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy." "Her friends are complicated but also simple. They are a mess too, the kind of yarn thatβs impossible to untangle. They could do drugs. Instead, they write poetry."
Coming October 1 to Doric Literary!
We are breathlessly awaiting the release of wonderful new work by @happilander.bsky.social
You are going to love it!
doric-literary.com
Image shows white text on a sky blue background; a quote from Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann's short story, "Refuge." "Regret, heβs learning again, swells until it assumes the shape of sin."
Coming October 1 to Doric Literary!
Set in Norway, "Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann, is a hopeful and beautifully written story about regret and redemption, split-second decisions and spiraling consequences.
Do not miss this one!
doric-literary.com
I have a story coming up in a couple days on the wonderful @doricliterary.bsky.social and I couldn't be more excited!
It's been so nice working with @courtlandavenue.bsky.social on it! So grateful for everything πππ
Screenshot of Duotrope's list of the 25 fastest fiction publications, showing Doric Literary in the #5 position with a mean average response time of a mere 1.4 days.
Being #editor of a #literary #journal listed on the @duotrope.com ranking of the "25 Fastest Fiction Publishers" is like a singer-songwriter having a song on the #Billboard Hot 100 music chart.
@doricliterary.bsky.social debuted at #11.
MY HUMBLE LITTLE JOURNAL IS NOW #5!!
doric-literary.com
Image shows white text on a sky blue background; a quote from Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann's short story, "Refuge." "Regret, heβs learning again, swells until it assumes the shape of sin."
Coming October 1 to Doric Literary!
Set in Norway, "Refuge" by Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann, is a hopeful and beautifully written story about regret and redemption, split-second decisions and spiraling consequences.
Do not miss this one!
doric-literary.com
"He knows she'd never allow him into her life but he dreams of her tripping into his: reveling in sloth on her days off, nothing but eating, napping, masturbating, binging TVβthe rewards for making it through another weekβs shifts." - Franz JΓΈrgen Neumann mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
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In white text on a sky blue background is a quote from Mileva Anastasiadou's new story "Collective Nouns for Poets in Therapy." "Her friends are complicated but also simple. They are a mess too, the kind of yarn thatβs impossible to untangle. They could do drugs. Instead, they write poetry."
Coming October 1 to Doric Literary!
We are breathlessly awaiting the release of wonderful new work by @happilander.bsky.social
You are going to love it!
doric-literary.com
Screenshot of the Doric Literary website showing our Greek temple logo and the four stories we published this month: "Harvest" by Vanessa Blakeslee, "Weintraub's Disorder" by Yvonne Fein, "Beach Voices" by Mick Bennett, & "Bar Back" by Joe Baumann.
September has been great at Doric Literary. We've published 2 brilliant new works & opened up 2 wonderful stories to an online audience for the 1st time. For well-written, collection-worthy fiction, with solid plotlines & satisfying conclusions, visit us:
doric-literary.com
Screenshot of the fiction publishers with the top five fastest response times at Duotrope, showing Doric Literary at number five, with an average response time of 1.4 days.
Doric Literary is open for fiction submissions (1000-8000 words).
We're approaching our 1000th submission of the year.
Free to submit
We nominate for major literary awards
Acceptance rate: 2.93%
We respond QUICKLY!!
We are now #5 @duotrope.com
Guidelines: doric-literary.com/submissions-2/
Screenshot of the fiction publishers with the top five fastest response times at Duotrope, showing Doric Literary at number five, with an average response time of 1.4 days.
Doric Literary is open for fiction submissions (1000-8000 words).
We're approaching our 1000th submission of the year.
Free to submit
We nominate for major literary awards
Acceptance rate: 2.93%
We respond QUICKLY!!
We are now #5 @duotrope.com
Guidelines: doric-literary.com/submissions-2/
It was such an honor and delight to find out this one won. A story that's important to the novel I'm working on and judged by one heckuva awesome writer.
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Hello, #writers. It's one of those times when we're not seeing a lot of what we're looking for in the in box. Take a look at our recent Best of the Net nominations and see if you've got something we might like.
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