Genres & Theme
Experimental Literary Mainstream Open to all / most themes, including: Humor. Barrelhouse is a print journal featuring fiction, poetry, interviews, and essays about music, art, and the detritus of popular culture. Barrelhouse is also a web site that regularly posts new short fiction, nonfiction, interviews, and random stuff. Our only goal is to publish great writing. Well, that and world domination via the sport of dodgeball. For now, at least, we'll concentrate on the great writing thing. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: Temporarily closed to submissions.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words; may vary)
Media
Print Publication Electronic Publication
Payscale
Does Not Pay in real-world money for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published when new content or new issues become available
USA
Response Times
Show Overall   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. Accuracy We have received 69 reports within the past 12 months, not including 15 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 112 days). 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 6 | 94.7* | 613 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (72.5%) Acceptances: 5.8% (65.2 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 66.7% (78.5 days avg. per rejection) | 10.9% personal, 65.2% form, 23.9% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (27.5%) Assumed Rejections: 7.2% (296.6 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 20.3% (101.6 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 05 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 14 Apr 2008 Do not query before 90 days have passed. (43.5% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 90 days.)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: storySouth's Million Writers Award
Market Added: 17 Feb 2006 Last Updated: 09 Mar 2007 Last Checked: 13 May 2008

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