How Long Do New Yorker Submissions Take To Get A Response?

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Xander
Xander
2025-11-07 18:05:15
Quick take: expect to wait, but timelines vary wildly. In my circle, people report anything from a few weeks to over a year, depending on what they submitted. Short nonfiction and queries can be resolved sooner, while fiction typically moves at a glacial pace — think several months to a year. Cartoons and poetry sometimes come back faster, but don’t count on speed. My approach is practical: I mark the submission date, set a reminder to stop waiting after six months for longer pieces, and keep sending the story elsewhere in the meantime. If an editor asks for revisions, that’s huge; if you get the standard form rejection, chalk it up to fit, not failure. Waiting is part of the process, and the suspense actually taught me to treat each submission as training rather than a verdict on worth. It stings when something you love is passed over, but the excitement of a yes — whenever it lands — still hits me like a shot of espresso.
Owen
Owen
2025-11-08 10:14:33
If you’re planning to send a piece to 'The New Yorker', you should mentally prepare for patience and a little mystery. From my own submissions and from following writer forums, the timeline really depends on what you send. Short personal essays and reporting queries can sometimes get looked at in a matter of weeks, but fiction and longer pieces tend to move much slower. Fiction commonly takes somewhere between six months and a year for a definitive reply — occasionally longer — because a handful of editors read everything slowly and discuss pieces as they fit them into issues. That pacing is partly what gives the magazine its voice, but it also means waiting is part of the ritual. Cartoons and poetry tend to have different rhythms. Cartoons may get a quicker shakeout — a few months is common — but accepted cartoonists will attest that their best work might sit in the queue and get revisited several times before acceptance. Poetry can be unpredictable: some poets hear back in a couple of months, others wait half a year. Rejection letters are often standard and brief, and acceptances, when they come, can arrive out of the blue. One thing I’ve learned is that the magazine receives far more submissions than it can publish, so even very strong work can be passed over for reasons of fit, space, or editorial taste rather than quality. Practical habits that helped me feel less anxious: log each submission's date and details, don’t pester editors before a reasonable window has passed (I usually wait six months for fiction), and keep sending your work Elsewhere until you have a firm yes. Learn the department guidelines on the website before you submit; small formatting and submission errors sometimes result in slower handling. Also, celebrate the small wins — a personal note from an editor, a request for revision, or even the knowledge that your work was read by multiple people. For me, the waiting is part discipline, part faith: I still enjoy the thrill of hitting send, and whatever the outcome, each submission sharpens my craft and my patience.
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