Cease, Cows

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This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (January 2025)

About

You may see the title of our silly literary magazine and ask yourself, “What the [insert f-bomb] is that?” We’ll appease your burning curiosity. It’s from a novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, by the excellent Gabriel García Márquez. Now you have secret knowledge. Use it wisely. Or don’t. Whatevs. It’s your life. At Cease, Cows we want to explore the contemporary, the strange, the big questions. We want to feel cultural pulses, expose mental arteries, bathe in both the sanguine and sanguinary. We want to publish prose with fire and truth. Humans may be animals, but the power of words can allow us to revel in or transcend the physical. The best literature achieves both. Or something profound like that.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for critiques and some submission periods.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2013

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published on a rolling basis

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro, Magic Realism, Slipstream
Fantasy Subgenres: Bizarro, Magic Realism, Slipstream, Weird/New Weird
Science Fiction Subgenres: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Bizarro, Dystopian, Slipstream, Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Absurdist, Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Prose poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Absurdist, Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Cease, Cows Scary Short Story Contest ON HIATUS

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026