Genres & Theme
Experimental Literary Magic Realism / Surrealism Open to all / most themes, including: Humor, Political. Specific themes may vary. Clockwise Cat is a monthly literary webzine that features poetry, fiction, non-fiction (reviews, essays and political polemics), as well as visual art offerings. Clockwise Cat prefers to receive poetry that is in some way akin to the Symbolist, Dadaist, Surrealist, Beat, and experimental genres, but we will regard all well-crafted submissions that somehow flout conventions. As for fiction, we prefer flash fiction - brief spurts of fiction that nonetheless weave a compelling tale. All fiction genres are considered, but we have a bias toward works that are in some way experimental or offbeat. IMPORTANT: Check issue deadlines.	Go To: Website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Web Design
Lengths
Poetry (50 lines max.) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 2,500 words)
Media
Electronic Publication
Payscale
Does Not Pay in real-world money for Short Fiction Does Not Pay in real-world money for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
Accepts reprints (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
Allows multiple submissions (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
Published 6 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Short Fiction Poetry   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff. This market ranks among the Top 25 Swiftest Poetry Markets Accuracy We have received 49 reports within the past 12 months, not including 2 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 9 days) and not including 11 ignored reports (reports are ignored when the submitter has an unrealistic overall acceptance/rejection ratio). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Days Reported 0 | 7.2 | 16 (min | avg | max) Responses (100%) Acceptances: 79.6% (7.5 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 20.4% (6.1 days avg. per rejection) | 80% personal, 10% form, 10% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (0%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: - Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 07 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 24 Apr 2008 Do not query before 30 days have passed. (0% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 30 days.)
Themes
Recent Past Deadlines: Author Imitation (Deadline: 25 Nov 2007) God/Gods, Atheism, and Non-theism (Deadline: 30 Dec 2007) Visual Art Writing (Deadline: 15 Feb 2008) Create your own theme (Deadline: 20 Mar 2008) Absurd (Deadline: 09 May 2008)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Pushcart Prize
Market Added: 27 Apr 2007 Last Updated: 03 May 2008 Last Checked: 03 May 2008

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