Submission management for literary magazines and CLMP members.
Our very first users were literary magazines and journals, so we've put together a package just for CLMP members. Forms with no field limits, no restrictions on file types and lower fees on paid submissions. Create a free account to get started.
Monthly, no lock-ins. Not a CLMP member yet? Here's how to join.
Literary magazines were here first.
Dapple started with a simple problem: hundreds of submissions and no good way to read them. At one end of the scale were cheap form builders. At the other was Submittable, where even the CLMP plan could feel inflexible and upgrading was expensive.
Our first users were literary magazines and journals, and they shaped how Dapple handles reading periods, slush piles, reading fees and that really full inbox.
We now work with lots of creative organisations around the world, from residencies, fellowships, prizes and competitions to grants and open calls. But it all began with editors and readers. Partnering with CLMP takes us back to where the problem started: hundreds of submissions, fantastic creative talent and no easy way to manage them.
CLMP member package
Members onlyCreate a free account, set up your first call then send us your CLMP membership details and we'll activate your package.
- No limits on form fields. File uploads never eat into your questions
- No restrictions on file types — writers send work however it comes
- Low fees on paid submissions — 2% + $0.25 per reading fee
- Payments appear immediately in your own Stripe account
- 2,500 free submissions a year, plus unlimited paid ones
- A visual stages board, tags and message templates to run your whole reading period
“Dapple has completely changed how we work. It's made managing submissions feel creative again — not chaotic.”
Ben RamakrishnanFounder · Vellichor LiteraryFrom slush pile to acceptance, in one place.
No more spreadsheets, shared inboxes and forms that don't talk to each other. Set up in minutes, not months.
- 01
Collect
Build your submission form your way — word counts, cover letters, multiple files, simultaneous-submission questions. Enable Apple and Google Pay, and get submission fees paid instantly into your own Stripe account.
- 02
Read
Share the slush pile out between your readers automatically. Vote however suits you, not just yes or no, and hide names so every piece gets a fair, anonymous read.
- 03
Decide
Move work through stages on a visual board — first read, second read, editor's pile, accepted. Send acceptances and kind rejections from your own dashboard, when you're ready.
- 04
Look after writers
Every writer gets their own account to track what they've sent you, with receipts for any fees. Fewer “just checking in” emails for you to answer.
Three steps to your CLMP package.
- Step 1
Create your free account
Sign up to Dapple for free. No card needed to get going [confirm].
- Step 2
Set up your call
Build your submission form, add your readers and set up your stages.
- Step 3
Send us your CLMP membership
Email support@dapplehq.com with evidence of your CLMP membership and we'll activate your package.
“The intuitive interface makes reviewing hundreds of submissions simple, while the portal's many personalisations let us keep the human connection. Game-changer.”
Daniel ClarkeFounder & Editor-in-Chief · Briefly WriteWhat's included in the CLMP package
| Feature | ✦ CLMP package |
|---|---|
| Forms | |
| Unlimited form fields | ✓ |
| Form logic and steps | ✓ |
| Accept all file types | ✓ |
| Projects | 10 |
| Reading and decisions | |
| Visual stages board | ✓ |
| A Review Round for your readers | ✓ |
| Anonymous reading | ✓ |
| Tags and templates | ✓ |
| Writers | |
| Inbuilt messaging | ✓ |
| Writer accounts with receipts | ✓ |
| Reading fees | |
| Transaction fee | 2% + $0.25 per payment* |
| Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay | ✓ |
| Free submissions | 2,500 a year |
| Paid submissions | Unlimited |
*Plus Stripe's standard processing fees, paid by your magazine.
Questions editors ask us
It's a Dapple package for members of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. It includes forms with no field limits, no restrictions on file types, lower fees on paid submissions (2% + $0.25 per reading fee, plus Stripe's standard processing fees) and 2,500 free submissions a year, plus unlimited paid ones. It's a monthly plan with no lock-in.
Yes — the package is part of our partnership with CLMP. When you email us to activate it, include evidence of your membership. If you're not a member yet, you can join CLMP first.
Create a free Dapple account and set up your call. Then email support@dapplehq.com with evidence of your CLMP membership and we'll activate your package.
Free submissions are ones where the writer doesn't pay anything — you get 2,500 of those a year. Any submission that comes with a reading fee or contest entry fee is unlimited. Dapple's standard transaction fee applies to payments.
Reach out to us at support@dapplehq.com and we can walk you through your upgrade options.
Submittable's CLMP plan allows 5 fields per form, and every file upload uses one of them. It accepts a fixed list of file types (Word, TXT, PDF, GIF, JPG, PNG and streaming links), allows 6 live forms and projects, and has no form customisation, conditional logic or form steps. Dapple's CLMP package has no field limit, accepts any file type, includes form logic and steps, and gives you 10 projects.
Submittable's CLMP plan charges $0.99 + 5% per paid submission. Dapple charges 2% + $0.25, plus Stripe's standard processing fees, paid by your magazine. On a $3 reading fee, that's $0.31 with Dapple and $1.14 with Submittable — more than a third of what the writer paid.
Its limits tend to show up just as your magazine wants to try something new — a second genre, a longer application, an annual contest. That's usually when you're asked to upgrade, and CLMP pricing can't be applied to Submittable's custom plans. Dapple's CLMP package includes configurable stages and review rounds.
Easy. Without a field limit, you can rebuild your form exactly as you want it, and it can be live the same day. Most magazines switch between reading periods.
No. It's a monthly plan with no lock-in. If you'd rather pay once a year, our annual plans come with 2 months free.
Last updated November 2026.