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CafeLit Magazine

A project of The Creative Cafe Project (see other related projects).

About

113 members set this magazine as a Favorite.

We’re looking for thought-provoking and entertaining stories, though ones which might be a tad different from what you normally read in a woman’s magazine. They should be the sort of length that would make easy reading whilst you drink a cup of coffee, even if you linger a while, but without you needing to rent-a-table.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.
Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 365 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 1 x per year.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash Fiction50 - 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 3,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment Occasionally pays royalties No monetary payment. Occasionally pays royalties. Details: Those included in the annual print volume receive royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.


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CafeLit Magazine 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.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 597 reports from 347 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 | 11.3 mean avg | 12.0 median | 83 max days (10.5 std dev)
Responses94.31 %
Acceptances28.31 % of submissions accepted (1.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 22.77 % 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.
Rejections66.00 % (15.3 avg. days per rejection) | 2.3 % personal, 97.7 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses5.70 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals5.70 % (11.7 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending23 responses are pending (1 min | 24.9 mean avg | 16.0 median | 73 max days waiting | 22.8 std dev) from 21 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 30 days. (2.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 30 days.)
The most common submission tip paid: GBP £3.00. (36.0 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 07 Sep 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Sep 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2024
Last Audited: 26 Aug 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 01 Apr 2018

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