Because we're committed to transparency in the publishing process, we publish a transparency index for each of our issues. Tahoma Literary Review pays everyone involved in our publication, from publisher/editor to production artist.
For writers, payment for flash prose (to 1,500 words) is $50. Payment for longer prose is $125.
Payment for poetry is $50 per poem. Payment for longer poems (7 pages or more) is $125.
Payment is made possible by:
- Revenues received from submission fees (fees range from $4 to $7)
- Critique fees
- Print journal sales
- A portion (20%) of the fees paid to the publishers for speaking engagements, articles written dealing with the work of TLR, or other engagements undertaken in the role of publisher or editor
- Contributions from sources such as donors and foundations
Here are the audited statistics from each of our issues and reading periods:
Issue 13 (Fall/Winter 2018)
Issue 12 (Summer 2018)
Issue 11 (Spring 2018)
|
Poetry |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Fiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
367 |
109 |
149 |
395 |
1,020 |
| Submission Fees |
$2,423 |
$789 |
$776 |
$3,682 |
$7,670 |
| Submittable Fee (5% + $.99/sub) |
$523 |
$148 |
$187 |
$576 |
$1,434 |
| Donations |
|
|
|
|
$0 |
| Net Submission Income |
$1,870 |
$641 |
$589 |
$3,106 |
$6,206 |
| Pieces Selected |
11 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
| Pay Rate |
$50/$125 |
$125 |
$50 |
$125 |
|
| Contributor Payments |
$625 |
$375 |
$100 |
$625 |
$1,725 |
| Other Production Expenses |
|
|
|
|
$1,213 |
| Income (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
$3,269 |
| Publishers' Share (distributed among four partners/editors) |
|
|
|
|
$2,000 |
| Retained in Tahoma Literary Review |
|
|
|
|
|
| Note: We have revised our Transparency Index slightly for issue 11. For one, we have made contributor payments uniform across genres. For another, we are including here other production expenses, including pay for our readers, copy editor, graphic designer, and cover artist. |
Issue 10 (
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
252 |
262 |
61 |
78 |
37 |
690 |
| Fee Income |
1008.00 |
2340.00 |
369.00 |
376.00 |
176.00 |
4269.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
376.00 |
300.00 |
79.00 |
96.00 |
45.00 |
897.00 |
| Donation Share |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
50.00 |
| Publisher Share |
248.00 |
687.00 |
0.00 |
98.00 |
40.00 |
1073.86 |
| Available to Pay |
470.00 |
1286.00 |
300.00 |
192.00 |
100.00 |
2347.00 |
| Pieces Selected |
9 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
| Pay Rate |
52.00 |
300.00 |
150.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
|
Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar amount. Some income from Fiction was shifted to increase payment amounts to other categories. Fiction maximum is $300. Flash Fiction and Flash Nonfiction maximums are $50. In case you’re wondering, the Publisher Share is used for things like business licenses and fees, advertising, and web development. So far, for each issue we’ve elected to cut our publishers’ share, and put additional funds into the payment pool.
Issue 9
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
248 |
282 |
57 |
70 |
24 |
681 |
| Fee Income |
992.00 |
1968.00 |
353.00 |
350.00 |
126.00 |
3789.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
295.00 |
378.00 |
74.00 |
87.00 |
30.00 |
1196.69 |
| Donation Share |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
50.00 |
| Publisher Share |
244.00 |
557.00 |
0.00 |
73.00 |
0.00 |
1163.86 |
| Available to Pay |
463.00 |
1044.00 |
289.00 |
200.00 |
106.00 |
2845.45 |
| Pieces Selected |
10 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
24 |
| Pay Rate |
50.00 |
253.00 |
120.00 |
50.00 |
45.00 |
|
Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar amount. Some income from Fiction was shifted to increase payment amounts to Poetry and Nonfiction. Flash Fiction and Flash Nonfiction maximums are $50. In case you’re wondering, the Publisher Share is used for things like business licenses and fees, advertising, and web development. So far, for each issue we’ve elected to cut our publishers’ share, and put additional funds into the payment pool.
Issue 8
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
460 |
301 |
62 |
86 |
47 |
956 |
| Fee Income |
1840.00 |
2123.00 |
382.00 |
420.00 |
240.00 |
5005.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
547.40 |
404.14 |
80.48 |
106.14 |
58.53 |
1196.69 |
| Donation Share |
27.60 |
27.60 |
27.60 |
27.60 |
27.60 |
138.00 |
| Publisher Share |
452.41 |
601.60 |
0.00 |
109.85 |
0.00 |
1163.86 |
| Available to Pay |
867.79 |
1144.86 |
392.12 |
231.61 |
209.07 |
2845.45 |
| Pieces Selected |
13 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
| Pay Rate |
66.75 |
250.00 |
149.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
|
Note: some income from Fiction and Flash Fiction was shifted to increase payment amounts to Nonfiction. Flash Fiction and Flash Nonfiction maximums are $50.
Issue 7
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
154 |
154 |
24 |
53 |
25 |
410 |
| Fee Income |
616.00 |
924.00 |
144.00 |
212.00 |
100.00 |
1996.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
183.26 |
198.66 |
30.96 |
63.07 |
29.75 |
505.70 |
| Donation Share |
21.20 |
21.20 |
21.20 |
21.20 |
21.20 |
106.00 |
| Print Sales Share |
8.80 |
8.80 |
8.80 |
8.80 |
8.80 |
44.00 |
| Publisher Share |
154.54 |
256.95 |
-99.19 |
27.60 |
27.67 |
367.57 |
| Available to Pay |
308.20 |
498.39 |
124.81 |
151.33 |
72.68 |
1272.73 |
| Pieces Selected |
10 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
| Pay Rate |
30.82 |
160.13 |
75.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
|
Issue 6
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
160 |
141 |
38 |
48 |
22 |
409 |
| Fee |
4.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Fee Income |
640.00 |
846.00 |
228.00 |
192.00 |
88.00 |
1994.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
190.00 |
182.00 |
49.00 |
57.00 |
26.00 |
504.00 |
| Donation Share |
5.00 |
5.00 |
55.00 |
5.00 |
55.00 |
125.00 |
| Print Sales Share |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
25.00 |
| Publisher Share |
130.00 |
258.00 |
14.00 |
5.00 |
11.00 |
418.00 |
| Available to Pay |
330.00 |
416.00 |
225.00 |
140.00 |
111.00 |
1222.00 |
| Pieces Selected |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
25 |
| Pay Rate |
30.00 |
104.00 |
75.00 |
35.00 |
37.00 |
|
Issue 5
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
234 |
197 |
25 |
63 |
29 |
548 |
| Fee |
4.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Fee Income |
936.00 |
1182.00 |
150.00 |
252.00 |
116.00 |
2636.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
278.46 |
254.13 |
32.25 |
74.97 |
34.51 |
582.64 |
| Donation Share |
31.50 |
31.50 |
31.50 |
31.50 |
31.50 |
157.50 |
| Print Sales Share |
21.37 |
21.37 |
21.37 |
21.37 |
21.37 |
106.87 |
| Publisher Share |
118.81 |
166.12 |
0.00 |
34.72 |
18.00 |
437.65 |
| Available to Pay |
591.60 |
814.63 |
170.62 |
195.18 |
116.36 |
1888.39 |
| Pieces Selected |
15 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
31 |
| Pay Rate |
39.44 |
135.77 |
85.31 |
39.04 |
38.79 |
|
Issue 4
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
242 |
123 |
39 |
49 |
23 |
476 |
| Fee |
4.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Fee Income |
968.00 |
738.00 |
234.00 |
196.00 |
92.00 |
2228.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
287.98 |
158.67 |
39.51 |
58.31 |
27.37 |
582.64 |
| Donation Share |
15.43 |
15.43 |
15.43 |
15.43 |
15.43 |
52.50 |
| Print Sales Share |
21.64 |
21.64 |
21.64 |
21.64 |
21.64 |
108.21 |
| Publisher Share |
122.79 |
105.17 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.70 |
229.66 |
| Available to Pay |
594.30 |
511.23 |
220.76 |
174.76 |
100.00 |
1576.41 |
| Pieces Selected |
15 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
27 |
| Pay Rate |
39.62 |
127.81 |
110.36 |
43.69 |
50.00 |
|
Issue 3
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
144 |
91 |
21 |
44 |
10 |
310 |
| Fee |
4.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Fee Income |
576.00 |
546.00 |
126.00 |
176.00 |
40.00 |
1464.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
171.36 |
117.39 |
27.09 |
52.36 |
11.90 |
380.10 |
| Donation Share |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
22.00 |
| Print Sales Share |
21.64 |
21.64 |
21.64 |
21.64 |
21.64 |
108.21 |
| Publisher Share |
74.60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
431.21 |
| Available to Pay |
356.68 |
455.25 |
124.55 |
149.28 |
53.74 |
1005.49 |
| Pieces Selected |
10 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
| Pay Rate |
35.67 |
113.81 |
62.28 |
49.76 |
53.74 |
|
Issue 2
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Nonfiction |
Flash |
Flash Nonfiction |
Total |
| Submissions |
225 |
135 |
49 |
52 |
24 |
461 |
| Fee |
4.00 |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Fee Income |
900.00 |
810.00 |
294.00 |
208.00 |
96.00 |
2308.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
267.75 |
174.15 |
63.21 |
61.88 |
28.56 |
595.55 |
| Donation Share |
139.51 |
139.51 |
139.51 |
42.67 |
43.81 |
505.00 |
| Print Sales Share |
19.00 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
95.00 |
| Publisher Share |
113.97 |
229.20 |
0.00 |
57.79 |
30.25 |
431.21 |
| Available to Pay |
676.79 |
565.16 |
389.29 |
150.00 |
100.00 |
1881.24 |
| Pieces Selected |
18 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
31 |
| Pay Rate |
37.60 |
141.29 |
97.32 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
|
Issue 1
| Category |
Poetry |
Fiction |
Flash |
Total |
| Submissions |
351 |
167 |
79 |
597 |
| Fee |
4.00 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
|
| Sub Total |
1404.00 |
1002.00 |
316.00 |
2722.00 |
| Submittable fee 5% + $.99 per sub |
417.69 |
215.43 |
94.01 |
727.13 |
| Donation Share |
35.00 |
45.00 |
35.00 |
115.00 |
| Sub Total |
1021.31 |
831.57 |
256.99 |
2109.87 |
| Publisher Share |
295.00 |
150.00 |
6.99 |
445.00 |
| Available to Pay |
726.31 |
681.57 |
250.00 |
1664.87 |
| Pieces Selected |
24 |
5 |
5 |
34 |
| Pay Rate |
30.26 |
136.31 |
50.00 |
|
