Fiction
Hiraeth Publishing
Closed
- Length
- 3,000 to 6,000 words
- Pay
- 30.00 USD flat
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not allowed
- Reprints
- Reprints welcome
What they accept
parABnormal Magazine is a quarterly print digest of paranormal fiction — ghosts, haunts, shapeshifters, and folklore creatures, but not vampires, ghouls, werewolves, zombies, UFOs, or aliens. Fiction is read in three annual windows (February 1 to March 31, June 1 to July 31, and October 1 to November 30) and is currently closed until February 1, 2027; original stories of 3,000 to 6,000 words pay $30, and reprints pay $10.
Other / not listed
- AI policy
- parABnormal Magazine screens submissions with AI-detection software and requires stories to rate at least 65% confidence of human creation.
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