Editorial Focus
Quarter After Eight is an annual print literary journal devoted to exploring innovative writing, produced by Ohio University’s creative writing graduate students. The journal celebrates work that directly challenges the conventions of language, style, voice, and ideas. QAE encourages writers from underrepresented groups, including Appalachians, to submit their work. The staff often nominates contributors’ work for the Pushcart Prize and Best Small Fictions. Pieces from QAE have been reprinted in anthologies, including the Best American series.
Tips From the Editor
We also hold the Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Contest, with a $1,008.15 prize and publication. Recent judges include Steven Dunn, Kirstin Valdez Quade, David Haynes, and Dinty W. Moore. In addition, we hold a Summer Chapbook contest each year with a $1,000 prize and print publication. Previous judges include Karyna McGlynn, Kaveh Akbar, and Hieu Minh Nguyen.
For general submissions, please submit (via Submittable) only one story or essay, or up to three flash prose pieces, or up to four poems at a time. Multiple submissions will not be considered. We do accept simultaneous submissions. Only previously unpublished work will be considered for inclusion in the journal.