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The Cobalt Weekly

A project of Cobalt Press (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (March 2024). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Cobalt was founded in the summer of 2011 by University of Baltimore MFA classmates Andrew Keating, Samantha Stanco, Rafe Posey, and Jill Williams. Originally a quarterly online lit-mag, Cobalt quickly expanded to include annual print issues, writing contests, and full-length book publishing under the Cobalt Press imprint.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2011

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 52 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Young adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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.

Collapse section Nonfiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Young adults.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

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.

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Young adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Prose poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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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The Cobalt Weekly Submission Statistics

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This listing is inactive and does not have any submission reports for the past 12 months.

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+GAMMA RAYS Book Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
The Cobalt Baseball Writing Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frank McCourt Creative Nonfiction Prize DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Gabriela Mistral Poetry Prize DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Zora Neale Hurston Fiction Prize DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions

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  • Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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