One feature of the Submissions Manager that we’ve used since April 2010 is that it allows some statistical analysis. Since that time, Still Crazy has received some 600 submissions. The acceptance rate was approximately 13 percent.
Keep in mind that the magazine is published biannually. Each issue has about 3-4 short stories, 3-4 essays, and 10-12 poems.
Here are two great comments from Still Crazy readers and writers:
“In Still Crazy I see the pieces giving voice to feelings that might only be experienced once a person has reached the fifth and sixth decades. I think there is an audience who wants to read those expressions. I think there might even be a need that they be voiced in order to pay tribute to the whole life experience. In that regard, there is a void that is being filled …” — Bernie Brown
(Bernie Brown has a B.A. and an M.A. in English Literature. Her short stories have appeared in Still Crazy and in such publications as Words of Wisdom, The Armchair Aesthete , and All Things Girl. Recently, she was accepted as writer-in-residence at the Weymouth Center in North Carolina.)
“I sent for a copy of your magazine after finding it while surfing the Internet, and I just wanted to tell you that I enjoyed it so much I ordered a subscription. It’s such a breath of fresh air to find a literary magazine devoted to the stories of the ‘over 50’ crowd. And especially to find a publication for this age group that treats us as if we are still active, vibrant individuals instead of being filled with information on doctors, drugs, and nursing homes!” — Cathy Scibelli
(Cathy Scibelli is a freelance writer whose essays have been featured in a variety of publications including Disneyland and Culture, A Book of Miracles, New York Newsday, and Fate Magazine. Her blog –www.iconicmuse.blogspot.com–was chosen for Star Status recently by The Story Circle Network.)