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Not Deer Magazine

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Art

Photography

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An online arts and literature magazine specializing in horror and surrealism from marginalized creators. We love work that makes us afraid to walk in the woods after. We hope you do as well.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
  • Response time:
    2 weeks*
    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

    From the editors

    5

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Sub Genres: Horror

Multiple submissions are great but please limit them to 3 at a time.

Nonfiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Multiple submissions are great but please limit them to 3 at a time.

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

We love micro poetry, nothing is too short for us to read, but limit micro poetry submissions to 5 at a time. For longer poems, we accept up to 3 poems not exceeding 1 page each or 1 long poem not exceeding 3 pages total.

Art

Max pieces: 5

Photography

Max pieces: 5

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    In your submission email, please include: The form, your name, and the title or titles of your piece(s) ​Ex. Submission / Prose, Fiction / Your Name / Submission Title A brief bio that doesn't exceed 50 words. Tell us about yourself! For written submissions, please attach files in .docx form. We will accept a PDF but only if it is in comic sans font. For multiple prose submissions, please attach each submission as its own file with the title clearly visible. Visual art should be submitted in .jpeg format with each file having the title of the piece. Please submit multiple pieces in separate files.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    For written submissions, please attach files in .docx form. We will accept a PDF but only if it is in comic sans font. For multiple prose submissions, please attach each submission as its own file with the title clearly visible.

  • Author's rights

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Additional info

    Accept previously published Offer expedited response: $5 for a 48-hour response​, $8 for a 24-hour response

Tracker statistics

17

Total submissions tracked

154 days

Average response time

-

Average acceptance rate

97 days

Fastest response time

211 days

Slowest response time

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Submission calls

    All genres

    Always open

    General

    Open

About

Constructed in 2021 by Editor-in-Chief Rowan Bagley, Not Deer Magazine was envisioned as an arts magazine by and for marginalized creators specializing in horror. Longtime readers and writers of the scary and surreal, we saw the need for more platforms within the horror community that elevate margin...

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Founded

2021

Country

US

www.notdeermagazine.com

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    Editor Rowan Bagley avatar

    Rowan Bagley

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Thandiwe Andrade-Foster avatar

    Thandiwe Andrade-Foster

    Co-Editor, Prose Editor

    Editor Taylor Rossics avatar

    Taylor Rossics

    Co-Editor, Poetry Editor