After Happy Hour
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.
Last updatedAfter Happy Hour is a Pittsburgh-based literary journal seeking innovative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid works, with a focus on challenging form and content.
Response time info: generally less than 6 weeks
Read the full guidelines at afterhappyhourreview.com↗Submission calls
Stories of 2-20 pages; no hard word count, but works over 5,000 words must be exceptional; up to 3 flash/micro (under 1,000 words) in a single document; strong characters, consistent voice, compelling language; weird and absurd welcome, but must have a story.
Creative nonfiction engaging the personal and broader world; not journal entries or journalistic essays; one piece up to 6,000 words, or up to 3 flash/micro (under 1,000 words) in a single document; works over 5,000 words must be exceptional.
Suites: 3-6 very short pieces (poetry, fiction, images, or any combination) that work together as a unit, up to 10 pages total; submit as a single document with an overall title.
Up to 3 poems in a single document; no line limits, but not extremely long works (e.g., not The Iliad); single-spaced; all forms and styles welcome.
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