Logo of HOOT literary magazine
"HOOT is a postcard. A very nice-looking one. With writing on it! The idea is to have stories and poems on a postcard, so that they can be displayed and shared easily. Stick it on the fridge! Tuck it in your husband’s/wife’s briefcase or nephew’s bookbag!"
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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
1-6 months / 100 days
Average acceptance rate
15.38%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      Yes

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 150

Max pieces: 2

Audacious, surprising, and energetic.

all

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max lines: 10

Max pieces: 2

Still no more than 150 words

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Review

Max words: 150

Max pieces: 2

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Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 150

Max pieces: 2

fiction genre icon

Fiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 150

Max pieces: 2

Audacious, surprising, and energetic.

all

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max lines: 10

Max pieces: 2

Still no more than 150 words

review genre icon

Review

Max words: 150

Max pieces: 2

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 150

Max pieces: 2

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 :)

Jane-Rebecca Cannarella
Editor-in-Chief
Marie Marandola
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

23

Average acceptance rate

15.38%

Average response time

100 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/100 days

Fastest response time

46 days

Slowest response time

204 days