Tangled Web Magazine
Literary Magazine
A speculative fiction and crime magazine featuring dark, twisty stories that explore the tangled web of our lives. We love stories with a sense of intrigue, stories that make us feel, that challenge us, that leave us wanting more.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 45-60 days*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 8% *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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
5
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Crime, Mystery, Noir, Science Fiction, Speculative, Thriller
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 300
Max words: 1000
Review
Max words: 300
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 10
How to submit
Processs
Other
Cover letter
No need for a cover letter, but please include a 100-word bio.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We're not sticklers when it comes to formatting, but size 12 font double-spaced will make us happy.
Author's rights
All rights revert to the author as soon as we publish a story.
Additional info
We are also currently running a short story contest on the theme 'Freedom'. There is a £5 entry fee and the winner receives £100, publication, and a published comment from us about why we chose their story. All shortlisted stories are also published in the forthcoming issue.
Tracker statistics
18
Total submissions tracked
17 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
33 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
All genres
Masthead
Craig Kelly
Editor-in-Chief
Julie Ford
Deputy Editor
Andrew Smith
Book reviews
Gary Cocker
Columnist