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80% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
33% 
Server
100% 
External factors
47% 
SEO Score
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0.24 s
File size
255.40 kB
Words
3644
Media files
62
Number of links
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Fiction - Literary Magazine | Celebrating 50 Years!
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Fiction has featured stories by Alice Hoffman, Donald Barthelme, Italo Calvino, Jamaica Kincaid, & Joyce Carol Oates. Read select stories online, submit your work for publication (see submission guidelines), view a full list of past contributors, or subscribe to the print magazine.
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https://www.fictioninc.com/
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
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The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
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Fiction
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The H1 heading is too short (7 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
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H1 Fiction
H1 Fiction Duplicate text
H2 Fiction Online Excerpts and full stories from the print magazine
H2 Editors' Corner Recent blog posts by Fiction editors
H2 Hot Type Free short stories available only online
H2 Art in Fiction Selected covers of previous issues of Fiction
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The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 24 external links on this page.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DL...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT You can now read Lia Smith’s classic story “At Birth” for free on our website! 👉 Link in bio. "At Birth" was originally published...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Happy Pride from FICTION! This past weekend we helped to raise over $600 for @callenlorde at a community fundraiser! Swipe to see our super rad set up! 🏳️&zw...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DC...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT FICTION is currently accepting submissions of short stories and novellas through January 31, 2025. For submission guidelines 👉 Link in bio. We can't wait to ...
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IMG-ALT Join us for a special literary event with @joycecaroloates3146 on... Thursday, November 14 6:00-7:30 PM Sheppard Hall 95 City College of New York Registratio...
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT FICTION is proud to announce that we will be attending this year’s @bkbookfest along with @ccnygradstudies on September 29th! Come visit us at Booth #1...
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C-...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT We are proud to show off just a few of our many back issues that feature a diverse array of artists from across the world. #FictionNo62 includes the translat...
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT We would like to congratulate former intern and CCNY Publishing Certificate Program student @rachelle.v.w on her new job as Junior Marketing Designer at @blo...
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Fiction - Literary Magazine | Celebrating 50 Years!
Fiction has featured stories by Alice Hoffman, Donald Barthelme, Italo Calvino, Jamaica Kincaid, & Joyce Carol Oates. Read select stories online, submit your work for publication (see submission guidelines), view a full list of past contributors, or subscribe to the print magazine.

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