Payment – For original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission. Domestic payments are made by check or Paypal. International payments will only be sent through Paypal.
Rights – Upon acceptance, Contrary acquires: 1. exclusive rights for three months from the date of publication, 2. the right to permanent inclusion of the work in Contrary’s electronic archive, and 3. the right to reproduce the work in print and electronic collections of our content. After exclusive rights expire, the author is free to seek republication elsewhere, but Contrary must be credited.
Simultaneous submissions – We accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you inform us when submissions are simultaneous, and you must withdraw your submission immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere (you may resubmit any parts of your submission that remain unpublished). A submission constitutes an agreement to publish in Contrary under the guidelines on this page.
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Rights – Upon acceptance, Contrary acquires: 1. exclusive rights for three months from the date of publication, 2. the right to permanent inclusion of the work in Contrary’s electronic archive, and 3. the right to reproduce the work in print and electronic collections of our content. After exclusive rights expire, the author is free to seek republication elsewhere, but Contrary must be credited.
Simultaneous submissions – We accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you inform us when submissions are simultaneous, and you must withdraw your submission immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere (you may resubmit any parts of your submission that remain unpublished). A submission constitutes an agreement to publish in Contrary under the guidelines on this page.
More information here.
