Fiction
ergot.
Closed
- Length
- Up to 10,000 words
- Pay
- Unpaid
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not stated
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
ergot. seeks previously unpublished fiction and hybrid work under 10,000 words, including excerpts and work in translation, that push the boundary of literary horror. The page states ergot. is currently closed to submissions and should reopen sometime in November 2026, with no specific date given. Authors may follow up by email if more than eight weeks have passed since submitting.
HorrorExperimentalWeird & Slipstream
- Query after
- 56 days
- AI policy
- No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.
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