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Clockwise Cat

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About the magazine

Clockwise Cat is an online literary and arts journal founded in 2007 by Alison Ross. From its inception, the publication has operated as a counterpoint to mainstream literary reviews, favoring work that is politically charged, experimentally inclined, and unafraid of raw emotion. Its pages have consistently featured poetry, flash fiction, and visual art that challenge neoliberal orthodoxy, environmental degradation, and social complacency, often through a lens of surrealism or direct address. The journal’s ethos is one of urgent, accessible provocation—less a gatekeeper than a megaphone for dissident voices.

Editorial focus

Clockwise Cat: The Dada Verse is a seasonal literary webzine that heavily features prose poetry and visual art. Line-break poetry submissions are also accepted . Clockwise Cat prefers to receive poems that are in some way akin to the Surrealist, Symbolist, Dadaist, Beat, spoken word, avant-garde and experimental genres. However, editors will regard all well-crafted submissions that brashly flout conventions.

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Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31
Reading feeNo
PaymentNo payment
Response timeLess than 3 months
Simultaneous submissionsNo
Unsolicited submissionsYes

Clockwise Cat accepts submissions year-round via email. Send 3-5 poems, 1-2 flash fiction pieces (under 1000 words), or 2-4 visual artworks. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but notify immediately if accepted elsewhere. The editors value directness, originality, and political edge; avoid overly academic or apolitical work. Response times vary from two weeks to three months. No submission fees. Include a brief bio and your name in the subject line.

Please read the guidelines. Prose poetry is our main focus lately.

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Explore the publication through its past issues and volumes.

FELINO SORIANO TRIBUTE ISSUE

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ISSUE 42: THE FELINE TIMES

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CLOCKY KITTY ISSUE 43

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Issue 44: CLOCKWISE MAT-RIARCHY

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ISSUE 45: THE DADA VERSE AND ITS HISS-CONTENTS

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ISSUE 46: THE FUK ICE EDITION

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