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"The Literary Hatchet is devoted to provocative fiction (short stories) and thoughtful poetry and prose. We publish cutting edge works by authors and artists worldwide."
"The Literary Hatchet is devoted to provocative fiction (short stories) and thoughtful poetry and prose. We publish cutting edge works by authors and artists worldwide."
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Send us your best but less intimidating
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Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $5-$10 per piece
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
No
Active on social media
No
Accepted genres
4 genres
Fiction
Max words: 7500
short fiction, speculative fiction, flash fiction
Poetry
Max lines: 100
We are looking for high-quality extraordinary poems (both serious and humorous) that explore the human condition. Personal pieces that offer...
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
Fiction
Max words: 7500
short fiction, speculative fiction, flash fiction
Poetry
Max lines: 100
We are looking for high-quality extraordinary poems (both serious and humorous) that explore the human condition. Personal pieces that offer...
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
Statistics
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You're the best!
11
Total submissions tracked
53 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
40 days
Fastest response time
64 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
Submissions must be made via Submittable.com
Cover letters
For all submissions, please include your name, address, email address, and word count on your stories. Also please include a 25-50 word THIRD PERSON bio with the submission.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please submit your work in Word, Text, or RTF files. NO PDFs please
Rights for published work
By submission of your work, you are agreeing to The Literary Hatchet and its publisher PearTree Press holding exclusive first-printing world rights for a period of 6 months. While your piece is online, it may not appear anywhere else on the Internet, in print, or sold for profit. Rights revert back to the writer/artist at the end of 6 months. Your work will remain in print as long as The Literary Hatchet is in print and cannot be removed at a later date.
Additional info
Multiple submissions are accepted, but only one submission per entry, please. We are not a “genre” magazine. We are looking for quality writing in any subject. We want interesting themes, characters, and unexpected resolutions. We aim to be the kind of journal that is difficult to define. We seek to surprise readers. We are open and eclectic. But to narrow it down somewhat, we love mysterious subjects, ambiguity, thematic focus, and emotional impact. We love surprises and content that shocks (not meaning anything pornographic).
About the Magazine
Founded in 2008 | United States
The Literary Hatchet was founded in 2008 by a group of writers and editors who were eager to develop a journal that would share new, emerging, and established authors. Since our inception, we have worked with authors and artists from every continent, except Antarctica. Our mission is simple: giving authors a platform to share their works and engage audiences. Each issue runs between 160 and 250 pages. We pay our authors a small honorarium for their works.
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 :)
Stefani Koorey
Editor-in-Chief
Eugene Hosey
Managing Editor & Short Story Editor
Michael Brimbau
Poetry Editor & Design Consultant
Examples
2 pieces from Chill Subs people
