After Happy Hour Contest

About

Every fall, we have a contest for our annual print issue. Each year features a different theme.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $10 (below average for contests).

Want more insight into the affiliated editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s) of After Happy Hour.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: After Happy Hour Contest's overall average response time is faster than most contests.
More Approachable: After Happy Hour Contest's overall acceptance rate is higher than most contests.
More Responsive: After Happy Hour Contest's overall rate of non-response is lower than most contests.

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Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenre: Magic Realism

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown payment Unknown payment. Details: Winners receive a percentage of the total entry fees.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: More than 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Visual Arts: Ekphrasis.
Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown payment Unknown payment. Details: Winners receive a percentage of the total entry fees.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenre: Magic Realism

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown payment Unknown payment. Details: Winners receive a percentage of the total entry fees.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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After Happy Hour Contest Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 16 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 26.0 mean avg | 27.0 median | 64 max days (13.5 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

12.50 % of submissions accepted (47.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 12.50 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

87.50 % (24.3 avg. days per rejection) | 7.1 % personal, 85.7 % form, 7.1 % unspecified | 6.3 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $10.00.
Submissions are acknowledged within 17 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 23 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 20:48 UTC (2 hours, 54 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Jul 2026

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