Deadline: September 24th, 2023
Payment: 3 cents per word
Theme: Speculative fiction stories that include crabs

Our submission window for Issue 1 will run from 23rd August to 24th September.

You can expect a response within 6 weeks of the submission closing date.

Guidelines

Crab Tales is a speculative fiction magazine. If your story includes crabs and has an element of the fantastic in it, we want it.

We accept micro fiction pieces of up to 250 words.

If there are no crabs in your story, we will reject it.

If your story is over 250 words, we will reject it.

We pay 3 cents per word.

Crab Tales is an online venue, although we hope to move to print editions as well as online editions in the future.

 

Submit

Please send your submissions to submissions [at] crabtalesmagazine.com

Please submit only one story.

We do not currently accept translations, although we hope to in the future.

We are not currently accepting artwork, but we will open for art submissions soon.

We do not accept AI generated or AI assisted work.

Include your name and the title of your story in the subject line of your email.

Please attach your story as a word file (.doc, docx).

If you cannot save your story in the above format, please send your story within the body of the email instead.

You’re very welcome to include a short 100 word bio along with your submission.

We look forward to reading your work!

Via: Crab Tales Magazine.