Claudine A Literary Magazine

About

Claudine is free, online monthly literary magazine. Each issue presents two microfictions, two micro creative nonfictions, a micro by a new writer, and a prose chapbook review (or two). Just like Claudine the cat, the prose we publish is curious, clever, and quick.
Our mission is to rekindle each reader's sense of humanness through original microprose and to highlight the breathtaking array of story and emotion captured in prose chapbooks produced by small, independent presses.
We value writers and their work, and are proud to offer a small stipend for all original work published as well as a sales platform for the chapbooks we review. We nominate for Best Microfictions, Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, the Pushcart Prize, and the Monarch Queer Literary Awards.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Claudine's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Claudine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Claudine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 November 2026* (approx. 76 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Fabulism

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 400 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: General, Fairy tales, Ghost stories, See guidelines.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 November 2026* (approx. 76 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 400 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

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

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

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Claudine Submission Statistics

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 Fastest Nonfiction Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 122 reports from 77 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 6.0 mean avg | 5.0 median | 36 max days (819.8 std dev)

Responses

95.90 %

Acceptances:

4.92 % of submissions accepted (15.2 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.79 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

90.98 % (5.5 avg. days per rejection) | 40.5 % personal, 39.6 % form, 19.8 % unspecified | 3.3 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

4.10 % (8.6 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

3 responses are pending (1 min | 39.3 mean avg | 5.0 median | 112 max days waiting | 163.7 std dev) from 3 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 15 days. (12.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 15 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 30 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 11 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 08 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:30 UTC (6 hours, 17 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Jun 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.