Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Experimental Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes Founded in July 2007, Cause & Effect is a literary & arts journal, printed monthly. Our goal is to provide our readership with content that is interesting and fresh - which will hopefully inspire a reaction. We are interested in publishing art and words about the human condition, aesthetics, and pop culture. Cause & Effect believes that society as we know it - including its art and literature - is undergoing a profound metamorphosis. We hope to be a part of, and party to, this shift in thought. We would like to meet talented artists and writers, who are in search of a forum devoid of censorship.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words; may vary) Novelette (7,500 - 15,000 words; may vary) Novella (15,000 - 40,000 words; may vary)
Media
Print Publication Electronic Publication
Payscale
Pays Occasionally for Short Fiction Pays Occasionally for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
Accepts reprints (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
Allows multiple submissions (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
Published 12 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 This market ranks among the Top 25 Most Approachable Poetry Markets Accuracy We have received 76 reports within the past 12 months, not including 3 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 30 days) and not including 10 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 1 | 17.8 | 60 (min | avg | max) Responses (94.7%) Acceptances: 30.3% (16.1 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 63.2% (19.5 days avg. per rejection) | 56.2% personal, 18.8% form, 25% unspecified Rewrite Requests: 1.3% (11 days avg. per rewrite request) Non-Responses (5.3%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: 5.3% (8.8 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 4 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 12 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 07 May 2008 Do not query before 45 days have passed. (9.2% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 45 days.)
Market Added: 25 Sep 2007 Last Updated: 28 Mar 2008 Last Checked: 23 Apr 2008

Before Submitting
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