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Main Street Rag
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About the magazine
The Main Street Rag prefers poetry that is alive with the poet’s own experiences, fiction that is character-driven and often quirky. Reviews, interviews should query first, and they are the two items for which they pay in cash.
Editorial focus
PoetryFictionCreative Nonfiction
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Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31
Reading feeYes
PaymentContributor copies only
Response timeLess than 3 months
Simultaneous submissionsYes
Unsolicited submissionsYes
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