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Rattlecast Prompt Poems

A project of Rattle (see other related projects).

About

For years, we've been offering a prompt at the end of every Rattlecast episode, to encourage folks to write new poems for the next week's open lines. At the end of every episode, Timothy Green announced the next week's prompt. Write yours within the next week to share it on the open lines, and submit it to this category by the end of the month to have it considered. Series editor Katie Dozier will select her favorite poems, which will be published as one of Rattle.com's daily poems.

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.
Want more insight into the affiliated editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s) of Rattle.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Awarded 52 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work preferred, but limited AI use may be permitted in some circumstances (see their site for details)

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Rattlecast Prompt Poems's overall average response time is faster than most contests.
More Challenging
Rattlecast Prompt Poems's overall acceptance rate is lower than most contests.
More Responsive
Rattlecast Prompt Poems's overall rate of non-response is lower than most contests.

Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $100.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Rattlecast Prompt Poems Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 114 reports from 44 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 13.7 mean avg | 12.0 median | 92 max days (11.3 std dev)
Responses
100.00 %
Acceptances:
1.75 % of submissions accepted (4.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.55 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
98.25 % (13.9 avg. days per rejection) | 32.1 % personal, 47.3 % form, 20.5 % unspecified | 3.5 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
-
Pending
11 responses are pending (3 min | 14.5 mean avg | 14.0 median | 25 max days waiting | 162.4 std dev) from 7 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 08 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 02 Sep 2026 04:12 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Before Submitting

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Dates

Last Updated: 25 Aug 2026

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

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