ShatterColors Literary Review

This project is believed to be defunct. (December 2015)

About

If SCLR has a mission aside from the obvious one of publishing good writing, then it's 1) to promote vividness of emotion in literary endeavors, and 2) to demonstrate that "literary" and "entertainment," far from being at crossroads with one another, are essential to one another. SCLR has no stylistic preferences, as long as style is devoted to capturing and illuminating emotion -- of any variety -- and carrying tone. SCLR steadfastly avoids regionality, welcoming work from all corners of the globe; nor will readers encounter anything resembling a political stance -- politics has nothing to do with creating compelling works of the imagination.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Subject matter is anything that occurs within the realm of actual human experience and obeys the laws of biology and physics (i.e., no SciFi, fantasy, monsters, et al); aside from that, no preference as long as it's given an emotional treatment. SCLR realizes "emotional" is extremely general terminology, open to an endless variety of subjective interpretations: we've no wish to restrict authors to the shades of emotion they wish to convey. Authenticity and vividness of the conveyance is SCLR's only real criteria for acceptance.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,200 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 12,000 words.
Novel Excerpt: 1,200 - 12,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Articles, essays, criticism, and reviews that deal with the subject of literary fiction and poetry, past and present: composition, style, characters, specific books or authors. Also, human interest features on virtually any subject under the sun, except for politics. Should not be burdened with specialty language -- must be able to interest those who may not have previous exposure to the topic.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: 1,200 - 12,000 words.
Review: 1,200 - 12,000 words.
Article: 1,200 - 12,000 words.
Essay: 1,200 - 12,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

SCLR only accepts formal poetry: narrative, lyric, ballads, epigrams, sonnets; in other words, rhyme schemes and even metered/syllabled lines. Non-formal poetry submissions will be deleted unread. Please send "free verse" elsewhere.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Formal verse, Lyric poetry, Metrical, Narrative poetry, Rhyming, Sonnet. Excluding: Free verse.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026