LitMag has been accepting submissions without any fees for almost two years. Our first year, we were open for 11 months, this year 8 months. Kenyon Review, in contrast, is now open only 1.5 months, Virginia Quarterly Review for only 1 month. Since we opened for submissions, a number of other literary magazines have shrunk their submission periods. And with so many of the top literary magazines either closed to submissions for most of the year or charging fees, or both, LitMag is now receiving more submissions than we can handle with our small staff. We will therefore begin charging for submissions. We will have a window for free submissions so that LitMag remains an opportunity open to all writers.