Fair Submissions

 Full details  Button Eye Review is a literary magazine and an imprint of Ember Chasm Review . We are looking for stories and poetry within the genres of horror, Gothic, dark fantasy, dark science fiction, thriller, crime, and mystery. We want the stories that bury themselves under dead leaves and gravel, the ones you can only find if you go through the locked door, the ones that crawl to disturbed, alienated places and people.  To get a sense of what we enjoy, look to the films of Ari Aster, Jordan Peele, and Robert Eggers. We also love the writing of Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Mary Shelley, and Joe Hill, and the video games The Last of Us, Outlast , and Condemned.  Though Button Eyes only accepts previously unpublished work, we are happy to review simultaneous submissions. Just let us know if your piece is accepted elsewhere. We accept submissions year round and publish up to two stories and two poems per month. Unfortunately, t...

 Full details  Broken Antler publishes horror and weird fiction, as well as sci-fi and dark fantasy. The editors are partial to a wide range of subgenres—body, cosmic, folk, gore, etc. (and our EIC likes any writing that screws with her sleep schedule). If your work fits into the horror genre, or is some version of fucked-up, send it our way. For poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid submissions, we’re looking for work that is haunting and monstrous, strange and bizarre. Extra points if your work is experimental or doing something ...

  Full details  Queries will be accepted via  QueryManager . If QueryManager presents an accessibility issue, you may email me at malorie (at) parliamenthousepress (dot) com. Please only do so if there are issues preventing you from using QueryManager. All other unsolicited queries not using the linked form will me disregarded. Agents may reach me at any time via email. ​ We are  not  considering stories written or co-written by AI. ​ Before querying, please peruse my MSWL to ensure we may be a good fit. All queries will receive a response, but feel free to follow up if you haven’t heard back in 12 weeks. ​ ​ ​ ​ Fiction: Adult   We accept upmarket and commercial queries in the areas of:   Urban fantasy Supernatural thriller Paranormal romance Dark fantasy Horror   We are particularly interested in uplifting marginalized voices and unconventional narratives—including narratives by LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, ...

 Full details  What we’re looking for Tales to Terrify is a volunteer-run fan podcast featuring short horror, dark fantasy, and other disturbing fiction. We greatly value diversity and inclusivity, and seek to publish fiction from writers of different races, religions, nationalities, physical or mental abilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We encourage you to challenge the definition of horror. Standard tropes and monsters are welcome, but give us your own unique take. Avoid the cliche and expected, unless as devices used purposefully and cleverly to further your story. Drag us deep into the unsettling atmosphere of a crumbling Gothic mansion. Show us the gritty, real-world horrors of evil people with dark intentions. Make our blood run cold and our breath catch in our throats as we’re hunted by ravenous creatures. Unhinge our minds with reality-bending, psychological horrors. Make us feel the pain and sorrow of a long-suffering ...

  Full details  Submission Guidelines Submission Procedures All submissions should follow proper manuscript format ( modern edition, preferably). Submissions should be emailed to submissions@thedarkmagazine.com  Please attach all submissions in .doc or rtf format—we will not accept submissions embedded in the body of email. Include your bio in your cover letter.  Guidelines for Fiction The Dark  is an online magazine published monthly. We are seeking fiction 2,000 – 6,000 words. What we publish : • Horror • Dark Fantasy Don’t be afraid to experiment or to deviate from the ordinary; be different—try us with fiction that may fall out of “regular” categories. However, it is also important to understand that despite the name, The Dark is not a market for graphic, violent horror.  We will not consider multiple submissions. Submit once and wait for a response before sending anything else. There is no wait peri...

  Full details  Dark Dragon Publishing is now OPEN Submissions. Please follow these submission guidelines: *** Dark Dragon Publishing is happy to announce that we are now open for submissions. We publish horror, dark fantasy, paranormal, historical and some science fiction novels of 75,000- 150,000 words. We do not publish purely romance or purely erotic novels, though many of our novels have romantic and/or erotic elements to them. Please keep this in mind when considering to submit to us. Please note our new submission guidelines: Query letter of no more than one page. Synopsis of the novel to be no more than two pages. The first FIVE pages of your manuscript.   Please send your queries to submissions@darkdragonpublishing.com All queries should be in the body of the email. If we receive any queries with attachments, those queries will b...