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Katabatic Circus

A project of Angry Gable Press (see other related projects).

About

Katabatic Circus is an annual poetry anthology, published in print and ebook format, showcasing speculative poetry of literary merit.

The aesthetic approach of the anthology draws on the complex metaphor of the katabatic imagination (as the hero’s sojourn to the underworld) and the geomorphic power of katabatic arctic winds—as a yawing between material states and realities.

It is that dynamic nexus of meaning-materiality that is intended.

In addition to more traditional literary works, we welcome slipstream, fabulist, and magical realist aesthetics as well as multivalent, metaverse, and meta-modernist approaches and theoretics. Complex, nuanced, thought-provoking. We look forward to reading the work of future contributors to the Katabatic Circus.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Beat poetry, Experimental poetry, Free verse, Haiku (or related), Hybrid form, Sestina, Visual poetry, Other form.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Katabatic Circus Submission Statistics

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Accuracy:
We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months.
Pending
2 responses are pending (118 min | 125.5 mean avg | 125.5 median | 133 max days waiting | 10.6 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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