Quarter After Eight
Literary Magazine
QAE is the Ohio University English Department's graduate-student run journal of innovative writing and art. Contributors include Diane Seuss, Negesti Kaudo, Mary Ruefle, Dani Putney, Ander Monson, Lia Purpura, Paul Crenshaw, Peter Ho Davies, Elisa Gabbert.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3 months*/Editor reported data159 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 8% */Editor reported data2.47%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8500 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 8500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 50
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Nonfiction - 8500 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 8500
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 50
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Poetry
Max lines: 100
Max pieces: 4
Art
Max pieces: 10
Photography
Max pieces: 10
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
Should your piece be selected for publication, Quarter After Eight hereby claims first North American serial publication rights (for the print edition) and first electronic media publication rights (for publication on the journal’s website). All rights revert to you, the author, upon publication. You will receive two copies of our print edition.
Additional info
Quarter After Eight is primarily a printed journal. We share work via Twitter and our website, but take pride in producing something lovely you can hold in your hand. We nominate our contributors for Pushcart awards and have an annual offsite reading at AWP.
Tracker statistics
80
Total submissions tracked
159 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
32 days
Fastest response time
202 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 531 days
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Submission calls
All genres
About
Quarter After Eight is an annual literary journal devoted to the exploration of innovative writing. We celebrate work that directly challenges the conventions of language, style, voice, or idea in literary forms.
Founded
1994
Country
US
Masthead
Candace Walsh
Editor-in-Chief
Tessa Stamm
Co-Editor
Laura Post
Poetry Editor