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About

Cleaver Magazine shares “cutting-edge” artwork and literary work from a mix of established and emerging voices. We publish a literary magazine with poetry, short stories, essays, flash prose, visual art, graphic narratives, and visual art. In each issue we present several emerging writers and alongside established writers and artists. We see ourselves as facilitators and stewards of the literary and artistic work that we publish.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions.
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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2013

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 4,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: 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.


Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Query first for book reviews and craft essays. Other creative nonfiction can be submitted directly.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 3,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Writing).

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.


Poetry Open Fee-based

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: 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.


Visual Art Temp Closed

Query first.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUnknown number of pieces.
Graphic Narrative Graphic NarrativeNo page limits known.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

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: Image.


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Cleaver Magazine 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 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 96 reports from 81 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 | 89.2 mean avg | 85.0 median | 256 max days (62.5 std dev)
Responses81.25 %
Acceptances18.75 % of submissions accepted (77.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 22.22 % 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.
Rejections62.50 % (103.0 avg. days per rejection) | 53.3 % personal, 23.3 % form, 23.3 % unspecified
Non-Responses18.75 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals18.75 % (54.7 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending30 responses are pending (5 min | 52.3 mean avg | 52.5 median | 111 max days waiting | 33.0 std dev) from 29 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 22 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Apr 2024.

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Cleaver Short Creative Nonfiction Contest NEW! Charges fees for all submissions
Form and Form-Breaking Poetry Contest CLOSED Charges fees for all submissions
Summer Lightning Flash Contest DNQ Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 02 May 2024
Last Audited: 12 Feb 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 07 Jan 2013

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