HOOT

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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HOOT is a mini literary magazine publishing extremely short fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and book reviews on postcards and online.

Response time info: within one to six months, when on schedule (which is about 50% of the time)

Read the full guidelines at hootreview.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Nov 27Pays: Approximately $25 historically; current payment not stated.

Accepts fiction year-round, but submissions are read during three annual windows: January 1-March 1, June 1-August 1, and October 1-November 27. All prose must be under 150 words and fit on a postcard.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Nov 27Pays: Approximately $25 historically; current payment not stated.

Accepts nonfiction and memoir year-round, but submissions are read during three annual windows: January 1-March 1, June 1-August 1, and October 1-November 27. All prose must be under 150 words and fit on a postcard.

otherEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 27Pays: Approximately $25 historically; current payment not stated.

Open to: The reviewed book must have been published within the last year and by an independent or small press.

Book reviews must cover a recently published book from the last year, issued by an independent or small press, and must be under 150 words. Reviews are published online or on postcards when possible. Submissions are read January 1-March 1, June 1-August 1, and October 1-November 27.

poetryLiteraryCloses Nov 27Pays: Approximately $25 historically; current payment not stated.

Accepts poetry year-round, but submissions are read during three annual windows: January 1-March 1, June 1-August 1, and October 1-November 27. Poems must be under 10 lines and under 150 words, and fit on a postcard.

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