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Guidelines

"Clinch is, first and foremost, a literary magazine about the martial arts. But submissions don't have to mention the martial arts (though we prefer those that do). Instead, submissions must share in the virtues of martial arts, like patience, meditation, and surprise."

"Clinch is, first and foremost, a literary magazine about the martial arts. But submissions don't have to mention the martial arts (though we prefer those that do). Instead, submissions must share in the virtues of martial arts, like patience, meditation, and surprise."

Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time

2 weeks / 24 days

Acceptance Rate

25%

  • Payment

    Yes: $15

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    Yes

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

novel excerpts are acceptable as long as they may stand on their own.)

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

memoir excerpts are acceptable as long as they may stand on their own.)

Poetry

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 3

up to 3 poems, no longer than 10 total pages

Translation

Max words: 5000

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

novel excerpts are acceptable as long as they may stand on their own.)

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

memoir excerpts are acceptable as long as they may stand on their own.)

Poetry

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 3

up to 3 poems, no longer than 10 total pages

Translation

Max words: 5000

Statistics

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Track submission

4

Total submissions tracked

24 days

Average response time

25%

Average acceptance rate

0 days

Fastest response time

50 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Please send all submissions as an attachment to submissions@clinchlit.com. In your subject line, please include the genre of which you are submitting to (ex. Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Visual Art). Submissions that don’t include a specific genre in the subject will not be considered for publication, nor will pieces that are pasted in the body of the email.

Cover letters

We appreciate cover letters, but they aren’t required.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

First Electronic and First Print Rights

Additional info

Active on social media Previously published work is not considered, although we will sometimes consider work previously shared on personal blogs. We are a paying market and can offer our writers and visual artists a $15 honorarium per accepted work We offer a $5 personalized feedback on your piece that includes what’s working in the piece and suggestions to consider for future drafts. This feedback will be given regardless of whether the piece(s) are accepted. While we are still offering both the Tip Jar and Personalized Feedback options, we now ask that you send the payment to our Venmo (@clinchlit).

About the Magazine

Founded in 2022 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Grant Young

Editor-in-Chief

Shahriar Shaama

Co-Fiction Editor

Tyler Martinez

Co-Fiction Editor

Examples

2 pieces from Chill Subs people