The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts

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The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts publishes highly compressed fiction and creative nonfiction, including prose poetry, with a 600-word limit and weekly publication.

Response time info: 1-5 days

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fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 15Pays: $100 per accepted piece with a signed contract.

Open to: Previously published contributors must wait one year before submitting again.

Compressed prose, including fictional prose poems, with a word-count limit of 600 words. Prose poetry must not use line breaks; the journal excludes erotica, graphic sexual content, second-person stories, and work featuring holy beings. Reading periods are March 15-June 15 and September 15-December 15.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 15Pays: $100 per accepted piece with a signed contract.

Open to: Previously published contributors must wait one year before submitting again.

Compressed creative nonfiction prose, including creative nonfiction prose poems, with a word-count limit of 600 words. Prose poetry must not use line breaks; the journal excludes erotica, graphic sexual content, and work featuring holy beings. Reading periods are March 15-June 15 and September 15-December 15.

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