Crow & Cross Keys - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
We are looking for beautifully-written poetry, flash fiction and short stories with a speculative edge. In the tradition of oral folk tales, we want work that sounds as good when read aloud as it reads on the page. Send us writing that sings.
Crow & Cross Keys is open to everything dark and lovely.
Crow & Cross Keys is open to everything dark and lovely.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Submission Schedule
- Opens for submissions on Feb 15, 2025 (Begins 21 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
Non-Paying
Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
Non-Paying
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 42 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 42 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 52 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 17 | Average: 76.97 | Median: 75 | Max: 271
Responded:
90.38%
Accepted:
9.61% - avg 74 days
Rejected:
80.76% - avg 77 days
(19.04% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
9.61%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 2 November 2020
Last officially checked: 21 January 2025