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Guidelines

"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."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

3 months / 53 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • 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

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
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Track submission

11

Total submissions tracked

53 days

Average response time

0%

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