Art submissions are OPEN!

23.02.24 until 8.03.24

Art Submission Guidelines

Art submitted must be original and non-AI generated.

We are looking for art pieces to feature in of Issue 1.

Please add ‘cover art’ to your submission title if you intend to submit art for the cover.

Please add ‘art x the number of pieces’ you’re sending, e.g., ‘art x 3’ if you are submitting art to be considered for the inside of the magazine. Please send no more than 5 pieces per submission.

Payment

Payment is via Paypal only.

Cover art: $100

Art: $20 per piece

Submissions for flash fiction are CLOSED

Stories submitted outside of the submission window will be rejected.

Story Submission 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 $0.03 per word.

If accepted for publication, we purchase an exclusive licence to publish for a term of 90 days. After the 90 day term, the licence becomes non-exclusive, allowing creators to publish their work elsewhere. A licence agreement outlining all details will be offered upon acceptance.

We pay our contributors upon return of a signed licence.

Payment is via PalPal only.

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!