The cause of Roman poet Ovid’s exile was “carmen et error”, a poem and a mistake. We want your poems and your mistakes. Fiction that falls between genres. Weird, wild poems. Anything speculative, daring, or just plain odd.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 14 days after submission*/Editor reported data24 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 4%*/Editor reported data?*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
A cover letter is not necessary but say hi! Please include a short biographical statement of no more than 100 words.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
.docx or .pdf
Author's rights
We ask for non-exclusive, one-time, worldwide rights to publish your work in digital formats, and then to archive it indefinitely. We also nominate our published works for prizes including the Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions and Best of the Net. If we do choose your work, we will email at the time to confirm.
Additional info
Carmen et Error is a micro-journal/newsletter that features three-four pieces of exceptional work twice each quarter. We ask for non-exclusive, one-time, worldwide rights to publish your work in digital formats, and then to archive it indefinitely. We also nominate our published works for prizes including the Pushcart Prize, The Forward Prize, Best Small Fictions and Best of the Net. If we do choose your work, we will email at the time to confirm. We are unfortunately unable to pay contributors at this time, however we run events and readings through The Braag and we do ask contributors to fill paid readings slots at our online events.
Tracker statistics
46
Total submissions tracked
24 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
8 days
Fastest response time
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