Feedback Submissions with Donations to Casa San José (All Genres)

The editors will give feedback to submitters who donate to Casa San José, an organization that provides immigrant rights advocacy, food assistance, and educational services for the Latino community in Pittsburgh. 

All submissions will also be considered for publication in the issue. Rejected submissions will receive at least 250 words of constructive feedback (works that are accepted will still get feedback, though it may not hit the full 250 words and will likely be more of the "this is why we loved it" variety). 

To donate, just follow these steps:

1) Go to the Casa San José donation page and donate any amount.

2) After you donate, you'll get an e-mail. It usually takes around 10-15 minutes after you make the donation for the receipt to hit your inbox, so don't worry if you don't see it right away! If you want to make extra sure we see your donation, you can also put After Happy Hour (afterhappyhour@gmail.com) in the field that says "Please notify the following person(s) that a donation has been made" (though this step is optional).

3) Take a screenshot of this e-mail and send it along with your submission (make sure to include the part that shows how much you donated so we can keep track for matching purposes!). 

If you're having trouble taking a screenshot, you can also forward the receipt e-mail to AfterHappyHour@gmail.com. Type the title of your submission into the subject line so we know which submission it's for.

As usual, we read blind so please remove all identifying information from your submission (you don't need to worry about blacking out your name on the donation since the readers don't open this file). 

Our more specific genre guidelines:

Prose (Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction): Submit 1 piece of 1,000 words or more, or up to 3 flash/micro pieces of 1,000 words or less, in a single document. Double-space all pieces longer than 1,000 words. Shorter works can be single- or double-spaced at your discretion.

Poetry: Send up to 3 poems in a single document.

Suites: Send a series of 3-6 pieces, up to 10 pages, to be considered as a unit. Works can be poetry, fiction, non-fiction, visual art, or any combination thereof.

Comics and Graphic Narratives: For 1-2 page works, you can send up to 5 in a single submission. For works longer than 2 pages, send one at a time in a single document. 

We unfortunately cannot offer feedback on visual art at this time.