General Guidelines:
Our reading period runs from October 15 until April 15. Please submit only one story or essay, or up to three flash prose pieces, or up to four poems at a time. Multiple submissions will not be considered.
We do accept simultaneous submissions. In the event that a piece is accepted for publication elsewhere, please either withdraw the entire submission via Submittable or leave a note on your submission indicating which piece(s) you want to withdraw.
Only previously unpublished work will be considered for inclusion in the journal.
Response time varies, but we will do our best to respond to submissions within 6 months. If you have not heard from us after 6 months, you may send inquiries to our email address.
Should your piece be selected for publication, Quarter After Eight hereby claims first North American serial publication rights (for the print edition) and first electronic media publication rights (for publication on the journal’s website). All rights revert to you, the author, upon publication. You will receive two copies of our print edition.
You may submit one story of up to 8,000 words or up to three flash prose pieces at one time. Please include all pieces in one document. You may also submit an excerpt of a longer work, but it must stand on its own as a story.
Please include your third-person bio in your cover letter.
We especially welcome writers from underrepresented groups to submit their work.
Submit one essay or up to three flash prose pieces. Please include all work in one document, and include your third-person bio in your cover letter.
We especially welcome writers from underrepresented groups to submit their work.
You may submit up to four poems at one time. Please include all poems in one document, and include your third-person bio in your cover letter.
We especially welcome writers from underrepresented groups to submit their work.
Each issue of Quarter After Eight features work by an artist or a collaborative project. We seek to present cover artwork as well as art for the interior of the journal. We encourage all media, so long as pieces can be presented in a print journal.
Please submit up to 10 individual low res files. In addition, please provide a brief (under 500 words) artist's statement in your cover letter.
We especially welcome work by artists from underrepresented groups.