Chicken Scratch Lit

This project is believed to be defunct. (November 2014)

About

Chicken Scratch is a quarterly literary magazine with a cursive edge. Inspired by the giddy feeling literary people get every time they stumble across or successfully seek out something in their favorite author’s handwriting, Chicken Scratch aims to embrace and inspire said euphoria by incorporating each author’s penmanship into their literary pieces.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,500 - 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Interview: 350 - 500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Interview: 1,000 - 1,500 words.
Article: 350 - 500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Article: 1,000 - 1,500 words.
Essay: 350 - 500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Essay: 1,000 - 1,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 350 - 500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 125 lines; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026