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Rattlecast Prompt Poems

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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.

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 PublicationAwarded 52 x per year.

Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo 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: Unknown.
Media: Text.


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Rattlecast Prompt Poems Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
AccuracyWe have received 48 reports from 23 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 13.1 mean avg | 12.0 median | 158 max days (37.1 std dev)
Responses100.00 %
Acceptances2.08 % of submissions accepted (11.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.35 % 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.
Rejections97.92 % (11.6 avg. days per rejection) | 29.8 % personal, 40.4 % form, 29.8 % unspecified | 20.8 % shortlisted
Non-Responses0.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals-
Pending7 responses are pending (1 min | 42.4 mean avg | 9.0 median | 146 max days waiting | 109.8 std dev) from 7 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 04 Jan 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Dec 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 24 Sep 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 24 Aug 2023

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