Cleaver Magazine

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Website: 
https://cleavermagazine.com
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction
Representative Authors: 
Meg Pokrass, Janet Burroway, Kim Magowan, Sarah Freligh, Beth Kephart, Herman Beavers, Gemini Wahhaj, Michelle Ross, Eliot Li, Brenda Taulbee, Kathryn Silver-Hajo, Francine Witte, Meggie Royer, Darlene Eliot, Lorette C. Luzajic, Marnie Goodfriend, Claire Oleson
Formats: 
Online, Digital
Submission Guidelines: 
https://cleavermagazine.com/contact/submissions
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
10
Payment: 
No payment
Issues per Year: 
4
Subscription Price: 
Free online
Circulation: 
5,000 to 10,000

Editorial Focus

Founded in 2013, Cleaver is Philadelphia’s international quarterly literary magazine. It publishes cutting-edge contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, essays on craft and the writing life, and book reviews.  

Tips From the Editor

Please follow the submission guidelines on our website. In addition to our quarterly literary magazine, we publish occasional craft essays, author interviews, book reviews, and weekly writing tips; if you would like to query us about a craft essay or writing tip, check the info on our website and email us.

Contact Information

Karen Rile, Editor
8250 Shawnee Street
Philadelphia
PA
19118
editor@cleavermagazine.com
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Last updated: May 21, 2025

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