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Coffin Bell

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Art

182

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A new quarterly online journal of dark literature seeking work exploring dark themes. When we say “dark themes,” we don’t necessarily mean traditional horror. Surprise us. Make us think in a new way. Give us a new fear. Make our skin crawl.

coffinbell.com

Highlights

Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
Response time:
6 months*
Editor reported data
Acceptance rate:
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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
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 7500 words max

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 5

Sub Genres: Literary, Horror

Short stories

Fiction - 1500 words max

Max words: 1500

Sub Genres: Literary, Horror

Nonfiction

We have no hard limits for word count, but please keep in mind that we are an online venue.

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

"For poetry with special formatting, please submit your work formatted in 12pt Alegreya Sans. Because we hard-code the poetry into the page to support special formatting, work changed from the font you used into the issue font may be automatically reformatted."

Art

Max pieces: 10

How to submit

Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Include a short third-person bio INCLUDING YOUR PRONOUNS with your cover letter.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
for all categories, do not submit a PDF! We cannot copy / paste from a .pdf file. Please use only .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .odf file formats for all submissions.
Author's rights
All rights revert to the author upon publication. We ask that if your piece is subsequently published elsewhere, you credit Coffin Bell for first publication.
Additional info
Please include your preferred pronouns with all submissions.

Tracker statistics

Total submissions tracked

182 days

Average response time

22.22%

Average acceptance rate

58 days

Fastest response time

387 days

Slowest response time

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About

Dark times call for dark literature. Coffin Bell is a new quarterly online journal of dark literature seeking poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and creative nonfiction exploring dark themes. When we say “dark themes,” we don’t necessarily mean traditional horror. Send us your waking nightmares,...

Founded

2017

Country

coffinbell.com

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Tamara Burross Grisanti

Editor-in-Chief

Ray Ball

Senior Editor