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• Type of organization
  magazine
• Phone
  (720) 884-6220
• Web address
  https://www.brinklit.org/publishing/friction/
• Social media platforms used
  TW & IN: @FrictionSeries, FB: FrictionSeries
• Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
  F(r)iction is both a passion project and industry disrupter. Printed triannually and distributed around the world, F(r)iction publishes work from bold, new writers to pioneering leaders in the industry, spotlighting underrepresented voices and celebrating the weird and wonderful.
• Is your group affiliated with a University, portal or other agency?
  yes
• If Yes, please name
  Brink Literacy Project
• Primary editor/Contact person
  Dani Hedlund
• Contact title
  Editor-in-Chief
• Publishes
  essays, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, graphic novel
• Focus
  If the story is great, we want to read it...even if it's about aliens, dragons, or your wooden spoon collection.
• Representative authors
  Isaac Marion, Claire Bidwell Smith, Kelly Easton
• Submissions policy
  We accept submissions year round for short stories, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, graphic shorts, and any other literary work that promises to astound us. (See website for details)
• Accepts unsolicited submissions?
  Yes
• Simultaneous submissions accepted
  yes
• Reading period
  Year round
• Reporting time
  2 - 4 weeks
• Author Payments
  none, copies
• Contests
  We host three contests every quarter for flash fiction, poetry, and short stories totally $1200 in prizes per year. (See website for details)
• Number of paid staff
  5
• Number of unpaid staff
  8
• Distributors
  Expanded Distrubution
• E-distributors
  Amazon, TBL
• CLMP Member?
  yes
• How many writers did you publish in your most recent year (calendar or fiscal)?
  49
• How many live events did you present in your most recent year (calendar or fiscal)?
  5
• ISSN Number
  9781495255885
• Total Circulation
  1000
• Paid Subscriptions
  100
• Individual Price
  12.5
• Insitutional Price
  50
• Single Copy Price
  15
• Back Issues Available
  yes
• Ads?
  no
• Unsolicited Manuscripts Accepted
  yes
• Format
  perfect
• Dimensions
  10 - 7
• Average Number of Pages
  85