Haunted Words Press
Literary Magazine
A literary zine publishing stories, poetry and visual art of all genres, all with some element of the gothic, the peculiar, or the spooky. Our audience is middle grade (8-12) and young adult (12-18).
Highlights
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2-3 weeks*/Editor reported data28 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 14.63%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
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
From the editors
If you're in a digital/themed issue (releasing tri-annually), then your work will go into that year's printed anthology, and you'll receive a contributor copy to your address. If you are in a print exclusive collection, you'll receive a contributor copy of that upon its release. More information can be found in our submission guidelines under 'Important Stuff'
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Children's story, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Gothic, LGBTQ+ Stories, Romance, Speculative, Young Adult
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Children's story, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Gothic, LGBTQ+ Stories, Romance, Speculative, Young Adult
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Art
Max pieces: 3
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
a short bio no more than 100 words about yourself.
Eligibility
Young creatorsLGBTQ+ creatorsWomen and other marginalized genders
Formatting
Short stories and flash fiction should be in times new roman with 12 pt. font and 1.5 line spacing. Use page numbers if your work is longer than one page. For short stories, flash fiction, and poetry, attach the piece(s) as a pdf. For visual art, attach the piece(s) as either a jpg or png.
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Accept previously published Our audience is middle grade (8-12) and young adult (12-18). We want to publish works of the spooky, the dark, the peculiar, the strange, the magical. give us romance, horror, mystery, adventure. any and all genres are accepted. We want all of it. Contributors to the quarterly themed digital issues will be put into the printed anthology for that year and receive a free contributor copy of the anthology. Contributors to special printed collections (like the 2023 Pride collection We Will Not Stay Buried) will receive a free contributor copy of their work.
Tracker statistics
37
Total submissions tracked
28 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
98 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 189 days, 175 days
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About
We welcome you to Haunted Words Press, a literary magazine publishing tales of the gothic, the peculiar, and the downright spooky for middle grade and young adult readers.
Founded
2022
Country
GB
Masthead
Halle Merrick
Editor-in-Chief