Who We Are
The Mission
Published by writers for writers, The Whisky Blot, a literary journal, is dedicated to publishing the best of short fiction, poetry, and haiku. We seek to advance our shared literary heritage by publishing the creative and evocative work of established and emerging writers. When you think Whisky Blot, we want you think literary and poetic art house.
Conceived and established in 2021 by current editor-in-chief, Shane Huey, The Whisky Blot:
Submissions are and always will be free, however, we do provide the option of an expedited (24-48 hour), personal response to submissions with detailed editorial feedback for a nominal fee. We are not a vanity publisher and the fee is strictly for expedited reading and personal feedback and remains optional).
Published by writers for writers, The Whisky Blot, a literary journal, is dedicated to publishing the best of short fiction, poetry, and haiku. We seek to advance our shared literary heritage by publishing the creative and evocative work of established and emerging writers. When you think Whisky Blot, we want you think literary and poetic art house.
Conceived and established in 2021 by current editor-in-chief, Shane Huey, The Whisky Blot:
- Is an emerging presence among literary journals (already receiving up to 12,000 page views per month with hundreds of submissions per week)--great exposure for our writers!
- Is seriously literary sans the pretention
- Publishes short fiction (3500 words or less)
- Publishes flash fiction (1000 words or less)
- Publishes poetry and haiku
- Accepts submissions year round on a rolling basis (we often publish daily but currently feature a quarterly issue)
- Plans to distribute a digital edition of the journal (e.g., PDF via email list) on a rolling basis for more author exposure
- Provides honest, detailed feedback on work submitted for consideration
- Responds to all submissions (typically, within 30 days for non-expedited submissions)
- Publicizes the work of its writers via social media and other platforms, such as the forthcoming Whisky Blot Literary Podcast
- Promotes literary diversity and, as such, solicits the work of all artists everywhere who seek to make the world a better place through the written word
- Seeks to provide scholarship opportunities and funding for emerging writers
- Is not currently a paying market (with the exception of profit sharing on any print volumes in which our writers may appear in the future and small, token payments for exceptional work) but this is subject to change in the future as we grow
- Will nominate the best of our writers for Pushcart and other literary and poetry awards annually
Submissions are and always will be free, however, we do provide the option of an expedited (24-48 hour), personal response to submissions with detailed editorial feedback for a nominal fee. We are not a vanity publisher and the fee is strictly for expedited reading and personal feedback and remains optional).
Meet the Editor
Shane Huey, writing from Ernest Hemingway's private writing studio, Key West, Florida, September 2021.
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Shane Huey, when he isn't climbing a mountain in Colorado or sitting on his favorite barstool in Key West, writes from his home in America's most ancient city, where he resides with his wife and son. His work has been featured in a number of literary journals to include: Black Poppy Review, The Chamber Magazine, Purple Wall Stories, Raven Cage Zine, MONO., Open Leaf Press Review, 50 Give or Take, Haiku Journal, and Cold Moon Journal. He is also the author of Heming Ways: A Tribute in Microfiction and Cemetery of the Living: A Chapbook. He is a member of The Hemingway Society.
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FAQs
Why "The Whisky Blot"?
For one, we love whisky. Particularly Scotch (most especially Islay single malts) and Japanese whisky. Though based in The United States, thus the choice of the spelling whisky over whiskey. Whisky (alcohol more generally) is closely bound up in the writer's tradition, whether for good or ill. We embrace it and like to spend our evenings reading your literary work while sipping a nice dram.
