Fiction
Dark Yonder
Closes 31 Jan 2027
- Length
- Up to 5,000 words
- Pay
- 50.00 USD flat
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Dark Yonder is a twice-yearly journal of realistic neo-noir fiction; it does not publish horror, paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, or traditional romance stories. Reading periods run August 1 to January 31 for the spring issue and March 1 to July 31 for the fall issue, stories may run up to 5,000 words with a sweet spot of 3,000 to 5,000 and no flash, and each published story pays $50 plus a contributor copy.
NoirMystery & Crime
- AI policy
- No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.
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