Sterling Clack Clack

Sterling Clack Clack: Defunct and potential theft of work

We suspect that Sterling Clack Clack is defunct, and that their associated publisher, J.New Books, engaged in unethical practices such as theft of work. J.New Books still seems to be running, and you can see their website here: https://www.jnewbooks.com/ and their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/j.newbooks/.

J.New Books' website no longer mentions Sterling Clack Clack, but their Facebook page does. Sterling Clack Clack was running contests as recently as 2022, seeking submissions with an entry fee of $15 for their "Summer Flash Fiction Contest" which supposedly offered a cash prize of $1,000. On 7 July 2022, J.New Books' Facebook page published a photo post promoting their contest:

One of the commenters on this post asked for results of the contest, and received no response:

And here is a negative review on their Facebook page accusing J.New Books of art theft:

There is no verifiable proof of response to writers from Sterling Clack Clack, nor is there a current website or Submittable opportunity page. However, there is at least one accusation of theft of work, and numerous complaints online about non-response. 

Here is their Twitter profile, which was last updated on 1 November 2022:

On their Twitter feed, there are posts from 2022 promoting the same "Summer Flash Fiction" contest mentioned above. Here is one of the comments asking for results from the contest, again with no response:

Here is their Instagram profile, which was last updated on 21 March 2021:

Sterling Clack Clack does not qualify for a listing on Duotrope.

We found the following contact information for J.New Books:

info@j.newbooks.com

submit@j.newbooks.com

We found the following people are currently, or have been in the past, associated with Sterling Clack Clack:

Joshua Lorenzo Newett

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