Authors may expect a response within four months, with one to three months being the usual turnaround. All fiction should be typed, double spaced, and paginated. The author's name, address and phone number should appear on the manuscript. Do not submit more than two stories per submission. Stories should be thirty pages or less.
Novel excerpts are acceptable, as long as they stand on their own as fiction.
We are open to all styles of fiction and plan to include five to eight stories in every issue. All poems should be typed, single spaced, with the author's name, address, and phone number on each poem. Do not submit more than six poems. We are open to all styles of poetry and plan to include 25 to 35 poems in each issue. Find out here about the Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry .