Rattle

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About

Rattle’s mission is to promote the practice of poetry.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1995

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 365 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work preferred, but limited AI use may be permitted in some circumstances (see their site for details)

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Rattle's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: Rattle's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Rattle's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Formal verse, Free verse, Long poetry, Short poetry, Sonnet, Villanelle, Visual poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events.
Other: May vary.

Themes:

Tribute to Youth Poet Laureates Limited Demographic (15 Oct 2026*)

Tribute to Travel (15 Jan 2027*)

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $200 for print edition; $100 for poems published online.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 6 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Provides free copy/copies Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $200.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Rattle Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 552 reports from 404 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 | 59.3 mean avg | 45.0 median | 278 max days (216.9 std dev)

Responses

97.28 %

Acceptances:

1.27 % of submissions accepted (145.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.73 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

96.01 % (52.8 avg. days per rejection) | 7.9 % personal, 70.4 % form, 21.7 % unspecified | 0.2 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.36 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

0.36 % (202.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

2.36 % (14.2 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

99 responses are pending (1 min | 50.2 mean avg | 38.5 median | 241 max days waiting | 1,322.0 std dev) from 98 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (5.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
The editors request that you don't query on the status of your submission.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 21 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 02 Sep 2026 02:21 UTC (1 hour, 35 minutes ago).
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Poets Respond
Rattle Chapbook Prize
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Rattle Poetry Prize
Rattle Young Poets Anthology DNQ
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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Aug 2026

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