Fiction
Weird Lit Magazine
Closes tomorrow
- Length
- Up to 3,000 words
- Pay
- 20.00 USD flat
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Weird Lit Magazine seeks short stories under 3,000 words, or up to three flash pieces under 1,000 words each, with a strong voice and non-realist narratives across weird, horror, literary, magical realism, and speculative styles. Submissions are read blind and are open through November 5, 2026; it pays $20 per published story.
Weird & SlipstreamHorrorLiteraryMagical RealismOther / not listed
- Resubmissions
- Not allowed
- Anonymous reading
- Remove your name from the manuscript
- Query after
- 50 days
- AI policy
- Weird Lit Magazine does not accept AI-generated or AI-assisted prose.
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