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After Happy Hour A Journal of Literature and Art (AHH)

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About

The Hour After Happy Hour was founded in October 2013 by a group of creative writers who met in the basement of the Big Idea Bookstore every other week to encourage each other’s craft. We would read each other’s work and then head to a nearby bar to commiserate and chat about writing, TV, and other nonsense. Soon the group grew in ranks from three to five, to often over twenty attendees. As our group grew, the idea occurred to us that we’d like to publish some pieces from our workshop alongside local and national writers. Out of our humble writing community, the After Happy Hour Review was born.

In the summer of 2019, after four years and 11 issues, the journal separated from the Hour After Happy Hour workshop. The new editors are mostly members of the Rahnd Table workshop, which has been meeting for some 7 years in the same Pittsburgh neighborhood as the Hour After Happy Hour, sporadically hosting readings and other events around the city.

The journal was re-launched in October 2019 with the shortened name After Happy Hour. We continue to push beyond our boundaries, geographically and literarily, while staying true to our roots as a writing group and community, priding ourselves on our personal touch and often working with our contributors to improve work we really, really like into work we absolutely love.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for some submission periods, expedited, post-quota, and "tip jar" submissions.
The fee range is USD $3 to $4 (average for magazines that charge).
Submission Caps: They may close to free submissions if they reach their quota.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2013

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster
After Happy Hour's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging
After Happy Hour's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Responsive
After Happy Hour's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.
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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
Novelette: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 7500 to 15000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $2.50 per printed page, $15 min. and $50 max.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $2.50 per printed page, $15 min. and $50 max.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

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.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $2.50 per printed page, $15 min. and $50 max.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: Up to 3 pages; Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: 4 pages or more.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Drawing.
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Painting.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $15 for interior art; $25 for cover art.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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After Happy Hour Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 95 reports from 83 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
4 min | 23.7 mean avg | 26.0 median | 149 max days (56.3 std dev)
Responses
93.69 %
Acceptances:
3.16 % of submissions accepted (26.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.61 % 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:
90.53 % (23.1 avg. days per rejection) | 7.0 % personal, 75.6 % form, 17.4 % unspecified | 1.1 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
1.05 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
1.05 % (149.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
5.26 % (18.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
15 responses are pending (15 min | 34.6 mean avg | 34.0 median | 67 max days waiting | 704.8 std dev) from 15 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 42 days. (9.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $4.00. (39.6 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 64.3 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:50 UTC (7 hours, 12 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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