Paper Crane Journal
Literary Magazine
ꕤ words that speak, art that breathes ✿ a literary journal for teens, by teens
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 14% *Editor reported data
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
Max pieces: 4
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 4
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Hybrid
Max pieces: 4
Art
Max pieces: 4
Photography
Max pieces: 4
Humor
Max pieces: 4
Play
Max pieces: 4
Comics
Max pieces: 4
Wtf is genre, send anything
Max pieces: 4
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We suggest you prepare a cover letter or an artist's statement, depending on if you are submitting writing or art respectively. The cover letter doesn't have to be flowery or extravagant, just something that will verify that it is your own submission. It also helps us get to know you a little better. For our advice on writing a cover letter, you may refer to this blog post with some preliminary tips: https://www.papercranejournal.com/blog/paper-crane-guide-to-writing-a-cover-letter
Eligibility
Young creators
We only accept work from those under 20 years of age.Formatting
Not specified.
Author's rights
For previously unpublished works, we ask for First North American Serial Rights; for previously published works, we ask for Second Serial Rights.
Additional info
We offer three main publication methods: (1) Online pub (Paper Crane Journal), published more or less quarterly; (2) Print anthology (The Paper Crane), published more or less annually, with specific calls; and (3) Guest columns, which we publish whenever it's requested. If you want to write a Guest Column about literally anything, just send us an email at papercranejournal@gmail.com There is no definitive word limit for any one submission. Please don't send in manuscripts for novels, chapbooks, or novellas.
Tracker statistics
16
Total submissions tracked
90 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
258 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 356 days
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