Crab Apple Literary
Literary Magazine
A Montreal based magazine for the strange, deformed, and forgotten.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 3 months*/Editor reported data57 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 10% */Editor reported data33.33%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Max lines: 50
Max pieces: 3
Art
Max pieces: 10
Photography
Max pieces: 10
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
100 words max please! Keep it short, sweet, and to the point. You can mention previously published work, passions, ambitions, inspirations, where you're from, what defines your work, anything that you feel represents you as a writer, artist, or person.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submit in doc. or docx. file. 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.
Author's rights
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. 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!
Additional info
Tracker statistics
34
Total submissions tracked
57 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
28 days
Fastest response time
105 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 350 days
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Submission calls
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Katie Cossette
Editor-in-Chief
Cassandra Sarah Pegg
Editor-in-Chief