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"A fledgling online literary journal. Grim & Gilded was founded upon the idea of finding beauty within the darkness - the feverish seeking for threads of gold among the twisting gloom and dusky shadows."
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Open for submissions

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Introduction

A fledgling online literary journal. Grim & Gilded was founded upon the idea of finding beauty within the darkness - the feverish seeking for threads of gold among the twisting gloom and dusky shadows.

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
35 days
Average acceptance rate
14.29%

Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

BOTH literary and genre spaces. We appreciate pieces that contain elements or exist fully within the realms of fantasy, horror, high fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, contemporary fantasy, fairy tales, Gothic, steampunk, and thriller.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

fantasy

folklore

gothic

horror

magicalRealism

scienceFiction

thriller

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Poetry

Max pieces: 5

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Art

Max pieces: 1

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

BOTH literary and genre spaces. We appreciate pieces that contain elements or exist fully within the realms of fantasy, horror, high fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, contemporary fantasy, fairy tales, Gothic, steampunk, and thriller.

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

fantasy

folklore

gothic

horror

magicalRealism

scienceFiction

thriller

poetry genre icon

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

art genre icon

Art

Max pieces: 1

Need to know for submitting

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  • 01

    Details

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  • 02

    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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  • 06

    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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  • 07

    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 2021 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Carter Brighton
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

10

Average acceptance rate

14.29%

Average response time

35 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

64/30 days

Fastest response time

4 days

Slowest response time

64 days