Fiction
Occult Detective Magazine
Reading period not stated
- Length
- 5,000 to 10,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not stated
- Reprints
- Reprints welcome
What they accept
Occult Detective Magazine, from Cathaven Press, publishes fiction featuring those who investigate or explore the strange and unusual, and accepts submissions only during announced open call periods; its guidelines state no current open call dates. It seeks stories of 5,000 to 10,000 words and pays 1 penny (UK) per word, capped at £45, on publication, plus contributor copies; a small number of reprint slots pay a flat £20.
Other / not listedWeird & SlipstreamHorror
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- Query after
- 84 days
- AI policy
- If we suspect you have drawn substantially on AI to generate the work, we will check it, and query you, so please don't do that.
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