Short Fiction
Grimdark Magazine
Closed
- Length
- Up to 4,000 words
- Pay
- 0.07 AUD per word
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Grimdark Magazine is a grimdark fantasy and science fiction market seeking dark settings, grey characters, morally ambiguous decisions, and grit. Its original short fiction is capped at 4,000 words and paid at AUD $0.07 per word; the page currently says the magazine is closed for submissions.
FantasyScience Fiction
- Languages
- English
- AI policy
- The magazine does not want stories created in part or in full by AI tools, and says it will use an AI checker and contract to that effect.
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