Cranky

This project is believed to be defunct. (July 2008)

About

Cranky Literary Journal is like a kid let out for recess: small, but with a big shouting voice. Founded in 2004 in Seattle, Washington, Cranky publishes prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and interviews with writers. The journal appears triannually and includes an array of work from many styles and schools. Our only standard for selection is the quality of the work and our own aesthetic. The editors particularly enjoy writing which displays music, wit, and a fondness for language and word play. Writers we admire? Wallace Stevens, Anne Carson, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Alice Munro, Raymond Carver, George Saunders, Haruki Murakami, Lorrie Moore, and Lydia Davis, to name a few.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 3 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Experimental, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Unknown

Styles:

Experimental, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026