Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Triptych is printed in very limited quantities and placed for free in select Little Free Libraries and graduate-lounge shelves throughout Boston. Because our print runs are small, we cannot guarantee contributor copies at this time. However, a full digital edition of each issue will always be available on our website.
We have also recently acquired control of a small newspaper stand on campus from where we can distribute hard copies, for free, to passers by.
Triptych is a newly launched small run publication of speculative fiction. It has, as of April 2026, released its first issue.
For further details, please see our submission page, which has more space for information than the FAQ page.
Yes, but please let us know as quickly as possible if you are accepted elsewhere and intend to publish with them instead.
We ask for first serial rights. All rights revert back to the author after publication; we also request the nonexclusive right to archive the work on our website
We aim to respond within 4–8 weeks. As a one-editor journal, response times may vary, but we will always respond.
No, we do not currently charge a submission fee.
At this time, we are unable to offer payment. Triptych is an unfunded passion project.