Deadline: November 15, 2024
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CLOCKHOUSE is a national literary journal published by Clockhouse Writers’ Conference, whose editors are MFA alumni of Goddard College.
We accept works of poetry, fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and dramatic works for stage or screen. We also accept submissions for cover art. We encourage submissions from both established and emerging writers.
We’re looking for work that beckons us to listen, share, and engage. Send us your best!
Before submitting, carefully read the general AND genre-specific guidelines below.
Published in summer 2025
All submissions must be original, unpublished work written by the author or, if you are submitting artwork for cover consideration, original artwork created by the artist
CLOCKHOUSE is a national literary journal published by Clockhouse Writers’ Conference, whose editors are MFA alumni of Goddard College.
We accept works of poetry, fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and dramatic works for stage or screen. We also accept submissions for cover art. We encourage submissions from both established and emerging writers.
We’re looking for work that beckons us to listen, share, and engage. Send us your best!
Before submitting, carefully read the general AND genre-specific guidelines below.
Published in summer 2025
All submissions must be original, unpublished work written by the author or, if you are submitting artwork for cover consideration, original artwork created by the artist
Follow genre-appropriate formatting; Word documents preferred; double-spaced for fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction
Include a bio of approximately 100 words or less
Submit only through Submittable. No email or mailed submissions will be accepted
Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be discarded unread.
Short plays and screenplays in traditional and experimental styles
Standalone work only (not part of a longer work); no monologues
Submitted work should be written with the audience in mind
Submit up to 12 pages including cover page with title and character breakdown
Follow the industry-standard formatting guidelines appropriate for the plays/screenplays including paginations
Expect to wait up to four months after the close of our submissions period for a reply. After that time, you can check on the status of your submission by e-mailing ClockhouseEditorialDirector@gmail.com. Include the title of your piece, the genre, and the original date of submission.
Upon acceptance
By accepting any offer of publication by CLOCKHOUSE, the author will grant the magazine first serial rights. Upon publication, rights to the work revert back to the author. The author retains all other rights to the work. Any subsequent publication will note that the work was first published in CLOCKHOUSE.
Payment for publication in CLOCKHOUSE is one contributor’s copy in which the work appears and a discount on purchases of that volume. As appropriate, we may also choose to nominate published work for awards or other recognition.
Questions?
Please email ClockhouseEditorialDirector@gmail.com. Submissions themselves are not accepted at this address.
Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be discarded unread.
Short plays and screenplays in traditional and experimental styles
Standalone work only (not part of a longer work); no monologues
Submitted work should be written with the audience in mind
Submit up to 12 pages including cover page with title and character breakdown
Follow the industry-standard formatting guidelines appropriate for the plays/screenplays including paginations
Expect to wait up to four months after the close of our submissions period for a reply. After that time, you can check on the status of your submission by e-mailing ClockhouseEditorialDirector@gmail.com. Include the title of your piece, the genre, and the original date of submission.
Upon acceptance
By accepting any offer of publication by CLOCKHOUSE, the author will grant the magazine first serial rights. Upon publication, rights to the work revert back to the author. The author retains all other rights to the work. Any subsequent publication will note that the work was first published in CLOCKHOUSE.
Payment for publication in CLOCKHOUSE is one contributor’s copy in which the work appears and a discount on purchases of that volume. As appropriate, we may also choose to nominate published work for awards or other recognition.
Questions?
Please email ClockhouseEditorialDirector@gmail.com. Submissions themselves are not accepted at this address.