Crab Creek Review

#crabcreekreview
Fiction, SS, Poetry, Creative Non-fiction
crabcreekreview.org
crabcreekeditors@gmail.com
Publishes: 2X per year
Editor: Allison Joseph
Founder: Linda Clifton
Submissions Open: Sept. 15–Oct. 15

Crab Creek Review is an independent, woman-run literary journal based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1983 by Linda Clifton, Crab Creek Review is a print literary journal dedicated to publishing the best poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction.

Crab Creek Review is published twice a year in print, alongside an annual online issue called The Spring Crab. It features works from both emerging and established writers, with a strong regional anchor in the Pacific Northwest, as well as international contributors.

Submissions

Crab Creek Review is open for general submissions for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction annually September 15–October 15. The Spring Crab, their online edition, accepts submissions each summer and is published every fall/winter. Special themed submissions for curated sections are open outside the general submission periods. Submissions will only be accepted through Submittable.

The Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize is open February 15 through May 15. Past judges have included Jericho Brown, Maggie Smith, Kelli Russell Agodon, Rena Priest and Vandana Khanna.

Creative Non-fiction: Send one piece of up to 1,500 words per submission period. Fiction, up to 5,000 words. Poetry, up to four poems. Payment in contributer copies.

Editorial Staff

– Editor-in-Chief: Julia Hands
– Assistant Managing Editor: Cora Schipa
– Poetry Editors: Greg Nicholl, Lynne Ellis, Jeanne Morel
– Fiction Editor: Lana Spendl
– Creative Nonfiction Editor: Daniel Rabuzzi

Notable Contributors

– Naomi Shihab Nye
– William Stafford
– Dorianne Laux
– Ilya Kaminsky
– Rebecca Wells
– David Guterson

Thank you.

Crab Creek Review
2027 NW 60th Street
Seattle, WA 98119

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