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Submission Guidelines

 

Submissions for issue 7 will open on February 1st!

Our submission periods are:

  • October 1st - November 1st (issue in January)

  • February 1st - March 1st (issue in May)

  • June 1st - July 1st (issue in September)

If you have something that's outside-the-box, different, or just plain strange, send it our way.

We accept prose, poetry, art, existential crises, grocery lists...you get the idea.

Please read all the guidelines carefully before sending us your work.

 

Copyright: By submitting to Crab Apple, you grant us First North American Serial Rights and the right to publish your work on our site with full credit given to you as the author or artist. All rights revert to you upon publication but please credit Crab Apple Literary as the first home of your work should it find another one afterwards!

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WE HAVE NEW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES !!!

Change is scary, we understand. But this is for the best, trust us. 

Please note:

  • We no longer accept submissions by email.

  • We are using a submission manager called Duosuma.

  • You will need to create a free Duotrope account in order to submit your work (unless you already have one, go you).

  • ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA DUOSUMA (link at the bottom of this page!). 

  • Questions? Concerns? Fears? Email us! crabapplelit@gmail.com

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✨Submissions that are artificially generated will be rejected immediately✨

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Fiction Submissions (note: no nonfiction):

  • We accept up to two (2) fiction submissions, each up to 3000 words. 

  • All genres and subjects are welcome as long as the material is not sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic or otherwise bigoted (free speech does not equal free hate). That said, please read a previous issue (all available for FREE right here) to get a feel for what tickles our weird little fancies.

  • We only accept previously unpublished work (that includes if the work has been published online anywhere like social media, blogs, etc.).

  • Make sure you remove any identifying information from the file and file name of your submission. No names, emails, addresses, secret codes, etc.

  • Please include all submissions in one doc./docx./PDF file.

  • Please include a short, third-person bio (max 100 words) with your submission (and provide your preferred social media handle/website link if you would like us to tag you in our posts about your work!).

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Poetry Submissions:

  • We accept up to three (3) poems, each no longer than fifty (50) lines.

  • All genres and subjects are welcome as long as the material is not sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic or otherwise bigoted (free speech does not equal free hate). That said, please read a previous issue (all available for FREE right here) to get a feel for what tickles our weird little fancies.

  • We only accept previously unpublished work (that includes if the work has been published online anywhere like social media, blogs, etc.).

  • Make sure you remove any identifying information from the file and file name of your submission. No names, emails, addresses, secret codes, etc.

  • Please include all submissions in one doc./docx./PDF file.

  • Please include a short, third-person bio (max 100 words) with your submission (and provide your preferred social media handle/website link if you would like us to tag you in our posts about your work!).

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NOTE TO POETS:

We currently publish our issue digitally on A4 size pages with 1 inch margins. Our font is 12 point Playfair Display (medium). If you have made specific formatting choices (line breaks, spacing, etc.), please make sure they come across how you envision them with these specifications.

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Art Submissions:

  • We accept up to ten (10) art pieces in any medium.

  • All subject matter is fair game as long as the material is not sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic or otherwise bigoted (obviously).

  • Please send us the highest quality images/files of your work as possible.

  • Please include a short, third-person bio (max 100 words) with your submission (and provide your preferred social media handle/website link if you would like us to tag you in our posts about your work!).

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NOTE TO PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTORS:

We love you and adore you and want to see your work every day of our lives. That said.... please wait one submission 'cycle'  before submitting your stuff again so that we can give a fair chance to everyone. So for example, if you were published in Volume 1, Issue 1, please wait till we open subs for Volume 1, Issue 3 before sending in more of your glorious words/art/grocery lists. We're also going to be prioritizing new writers/artists/etc. though we are eternally grateful for you gracing our inboxes again <3

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NOMINATIONS

We currently nominate for the Best of the Net Anthology and the Pushcart Prize because we think your work is to die for and we want the world to see it!

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FINAL NOTE

Though we do not charge submission fees, we do have an optional tip jar that will pop up when you submit. No pressure, we love you all the same. Should you have the inclination and the means, tips will go towards paying for Duosuma and towards releasing print issues in the near future.

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