Brecht De Poortere
@brechtdp.bsky.social
🧑🦱 "Some guy who ranks all the lit journals you’ve ever heard of"
🥉 3rd prize The Hudson Review Short Fiction Contest
✍️ Missouri Review, Baltimore Review, XRAY, The Forge Literary Magazine, Grain, Consequence, ...
🌍 https://www.brechtdepoortere.com
🥉 3rd prize The Hudson Review Short Fiction Contest
✍️ Missouri Review, Baltimore Review, XRAY, The Forge Literary Magazine, Grain, Consequence, ...
🌍 https://www.brechtdepoortere.com
The UK is busy submitting this morning...
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The UK is busy submitting this morning...
And finally, the FICTION ranking includes 270 magazines - and this is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
And finally, the FICTION ranking includes 270 magazines - and this is the top 20:
The NON-FICTION ranking includes 350 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The NON-FICTION ranking includes 350 magazines - here is the top 20:
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The FLASH FICTION ranking includes 280 magazines - here is the top 20:
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The POETRY ranking includes 450 magazines - here is the top 20:
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The OVERALL ranking includes 750 journals - here is the top 20:
This beauty landed in Paris today 💛
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This beauty landed in Paris today 💛
Btw - for those interested - while my Missouri Review
story is in print, you can also read it online if you have access to Project Muse: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55696
story is in print, you can also read it online if you have access to Project Muse: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55696
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Btw - for those interested - while my Missouri Review
story is in print, you can also read it online if you have access to Project Muse: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55696
story is in print, you can also read it online if you have access to Project Muse: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55696
I still can’t believe I have a story in the latest issue of the Missouri Review. I worked on this story for 2+ years and thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew. Then I thought it was unpublishable: who would read a story about an elephant hunt? Which just goes to show: NEVER self-reject!
October 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I still can’t believe I have a story in the latest issue of the Missouri Review. I worked on this story for 2+ years and thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew. Then I thought it was unpublishable: who would read a story about an elephant hunt? Which just goes to show: NEVER self-reject!
So nice to finally hold my copy of the @hudsonreview.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So nice to finally hold my copy of the @hudsonreview.bsky.social
Funny you should say that. This is what they wrote to me:
May 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Funny you should say that. This is what they wrote to me:
I produced this little chart based on my database.
It shows the approximate max word count for short story submissions.
Vertical axis is share of magazines.
Looks like 5000 is the most frequently imposed word count.
It shows the approximate max word count for short story submissions.
Vertical axis is share of magazines.
Looks like 5000 is the most frequently imposed word count.
April 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I produced this little chart based on my database.
It shows the approximate max word count for short story submissions.
Vertical axis is share of magazines.
Looks like 5000 is the most frequently imposed word count.
It shows the approximate max word count for short story submissions.
Vertical axis is share of magazines.
Looks like 5000 is the most frequently imposed word count.
2018 was a good vintage for short stories
March 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
2018 was a good vintage for short stories
The Alps. On my way to Turin.
March 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Alps. On my way to Turin.