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Humana Obscura

Literary Magazine

Flash Fiction

Poetry

Art

Photography

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An independent nature-focused literary magazine.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    6 months*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    64 days*
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  • Acceptance rate:  / 
    9.09%*
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Fee$10

Find more details in the Genres section

  • 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 - 500 words max

Max words: 500

Max pieces: 2

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $ 10

Poetry

Submission fee: $ 10

3 to 5 poems (or up to 10 haiku, tanka, or other forms of micro poetry, 5 lines or less).

Art

Max pieces: 8

Submission fee: $ 10

We like both the realistic and the abstract—think out-of-focus photography, minimalism, intentional camera movement, and impressionistic smears of colors on a canvas. We love photographs of nature, be it landscapes, animals, or otherwise.

Photography

Submission fee: $ 10

See "Art".

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    Submissions must be accompanied by a brief cover letter and 50 to 100 word third-person bio.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    Poetry and prose submissions should be sent in a single document (.doc or .pdf formats preferred).

  • Author's rights

    We ask for first time worldwide rights for accepted pieces. Following publication, all rights revert back to the author. Please note that your work first appeared in Humana Obscura if it is reprinted elsewhere on the web or in print.

  • Additional info

    We will not accept previously published work, though we are considering work that has been posted to a social media account only. Content posted to a blog or website will not be considered.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

64 days

Average response time

9.09%

Average acceptance rate

3 days

Fastest response time

158 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 204 days

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Submission calls

    General

    Open

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2024

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About

Humana Obscura is an independent literary magazine that seeks to publish nature-focused poetry, prose, and art by new, emerging, and established writers and artists from around the world. As our name suggests—“obscured human”—we focus on work where the human element is concealed but not entirely abs...

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Founded

2020

Country

US

www.humanaobscura.com

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    Bri Bruce

    Editor-in-Chief