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Deadline

Dec 31, 2023

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"Formerly Crazyhorse, now swamp pink. Send your best work. "

"Formerly Crazyhorse, now swamp pink. Send your best work. "

Vibe

Very fancy very impressive very not fast

Response Time

3-4 months / 115 days

Acceptance Rate

1% / 1.35%

  • Payment

    Yes: see Genres section for details

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 1

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 1

any shape, from letter to list, from biography to memoir, from ekphrasis to critique, from flash to long-form

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Fiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 1

Fiction

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 1

any shape, from letter to list, from biography to memoir, from ekphrasis to critique, from flash to long-form

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Statistics

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Track submission

124

Total submissions tracked

115 days

Average response time

1% / 1.35%

Average acceptance rate

5 days

Fastest response time

351 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 819 days, 1132 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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Rights for published work

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Additional info

Previously known as Crazyhorse Poems receive $40 each, and we pay $0.05 a word for prose. Maximum payout for accepted work is $200.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1960 | United States

Formerly known as Crazyhorse, swamp pink publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction semi-monthly online. Our aim is to continue publishing exceptional work from writers at all stages of their careers. We are particularly interested in submissions from writers of color and writers from marginalized and underrepresented communities.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

JONATHAN BOHR HEINEN

Editor-in-Chief

GARY JACKSON

editor

MALINDA MCCOLLUM

editor

T KIRA MĀHEALANI MADDEN

editor