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The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts is a non-profit publisher of compressed creative arts, such as micro fiction, flash fiction, prose poetry, & visual arts, and whatever other forms compression might take. We publish weekly bursts of compression & decompression and make as many varied word-plays on matter as we can.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for critiques.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2010

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 March 2025* (approx. 54 days from now) through 15 June 2025. 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 600 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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


Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 March 2025* (approx. 54 days from now) through 15 June 2025. 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 600 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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


Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 March 2025* (approx. 54 days from now) through 15 June 2025. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Prose poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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


Visual Art Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 March 2025* (approx. 54 days from now) through 15 June 2025. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUnknown number of pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Digital art, Mixed media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $50.

Submissions:

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


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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
AccuracyWe have received 143 reports from 115 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 8.0 mean avg | 5.0 median | 107 max days (101.8 std dev)
Responses92.31 %
Acceptances0.70 % of submissions accepted (4.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.87 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections91.61 % (6.9 avg. days per rejection) | 5.3 % personal, 64.9 % form, 29.8 % unspecified | 0.7 % shortlisted
Non-Responses7.70 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded2.80 % (64.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals4.90 % (23.4 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending23 responses are pending (35 min | 61.9 mean avg | 63.0 median | 233 max days waiting | 286.2 std dev) from 23 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 5 days. (42.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 5 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 26 Dec 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Dec 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025
Last Audited: 07 Aug 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 31 Dec 2010

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