Bone Parade is an online literary magazine with a mission to publish quality works of magical realism, fabulism, speculative, and low fantasy fiction that dredge lakes and ring bells.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data72 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data19.64%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Please don't include your bio. We prefer not to know anything about the people we read so we aren't accidentally influenced by how fabulous you are.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
single .doc or .docx file attachment with your name and email address in the header of the document.
Author's rights
We claim the first time electronic publishing rights, and then the rights revert back to the author. If your work appears somewhere else in the future, we ask that you please credit Bone Parade as the first site of publication. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us.
Additional info
We’re interested in writing that captures what it is to be human (but we love non-human characters with human emotions). We’re partial to character driven stories that work through the mucky waters of ethics and existentialism.
Tracker statistics
16
Total submissions tracked
72 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
35 days
Fastest response time
97 days
Slowest response time
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About
We're interested in writing that captures what it is to be human, but we love non-human characters with human emotions. We’re partial to character driven stories that sift through the mucky waters of ethics and existentialism. We publish five fabulous stories per issue.
Country
US
Masthead
Kimberly Schebler
Editor-in-Chief