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Deadline

Dec 15, 2023

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"A national literary journal featuring short stories, interviews, essays, plays and poems by award-winning writers and exciting, new voices."

"A national literary journal featuring short stories, interviews, essays, plays and poems by award-winning writers and exciting, new voices."

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Response Time

up to four months / 69 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: one contributor’s copy

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Poetry

Max lines: 250

Max pieces: 3

All poetry up to 250 lines in traditional and experimental styles including prose. Only one poem per submission. Poets may submit up to thre...

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Memoir, creative nonfiction in traditional and experimental styles. No academic or scientific essays.

Fiction

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 1

Short stories and self-contained novel excerpts, 751 - 3,500 words. (Genre fiction will be considered only if it sustains literary merit.)

Flash Fiction

Max words: 750

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction, 750 words or less.

Play

Max pieces: 2

Short dramatic works up to 15 pages in traditional and experimental styles, either standalone or an excerpt from one-act or full-length play...

Poetry

Max lines: 250

Max pieces: 3

All poetry up to 250 lines in traditional and experimental styles including prose. Only one poem per submission. Poets may submit up to thre...

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

Memoir, creative nonfiction in traditional and experimental styles. No academic or scientific essays.

Fiction

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 1

Short stories and self-contained novel excerpts, 751 - 3,500 words. (Genre fiction will be considered only if it sustains literary merit.)

Flash Fiction

Max words: 750

Max pieces: 1

Flash Fiction, 750 words or less.

Play

Max pieces: 2

Short dramatic works up to 15 pages in traditional and experimental styles, either standalone or an excerpt from one-act or full-length play...

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Track submission

17

Total submissions tracked

69 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

69 days

Fastest response time

69 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Payment for publication in Clockhouse is one contributor’s copy in which the work appears. As appropriate, we may also choose to nominate published work for awards or other recognition. Genre fiction will be considered only if it sustains literary merit.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2011 | 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 :)

Lucy Turner

Editor-in-Chief

Jasminne Mendez

Faculty Advisor, Goddard College

Examples

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