Seaside Gothic
Literary Magazine
A quarterly print magazine from the edge of the sea where the frontier of civilisation meets the wild of the water.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
Payssee Genres section for details
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
1 free print copy posted internationally plus a lifetime digital subscription
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Gothic
Payment: £ 0.01 per word
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: , , , ,
Payment: £ 0.01 per word
Nonfiction (Feature)
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres:
Poetry
Max pieces: 1
Payment: £ 0.01 per word
Art
Max pieces: 10
Payment: £ 20
Photography
Max pieces: 10
Payment: £ 20
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Cover letter should include a 50-word third-person bio and have a profile photo attached.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submissions should be a single piece of fiction, a single poem, or a single piece of nonfiction attached as a Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF document in Times New Roman size 12. Double line spacing is preferable for fiction and nonfiction. Submissions must be complete self-contained pieces not in excess of 1,000 words in length and not serialised or extracts of larger works. Quotes or extracts of work currently in copyright under UK law will be included in nonfiction if Fair Use can be justified at the discretion of Seaside Gothic, and will not be considered within fiction or poetry.
Author's rights
Seaside Gothic requires first UK rights in print and digitally, along with three months of exclusivity beginning from the date of publication of the print Issue.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
25
Total submissions tracked
56 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
25 days
Fastest response time
106 days
Slowest response time
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About
We live beside the seaside and write amidst the changing of the tide on paper warped by the salt in the air and wet from the spray of the sea. From this divide we look for writing that expresses the sense of border living that is shared between the coast and the ocean, where language is pushed to th...
Read moreFounded
2021
Country
GB
Masthead
Seb Reilly
Editor-in-Chief
Elle Brown
Editorial Assistant Issues 5–6, Guest Editor Issue 7
Emily Fletcher
Editorial Assistant Issues 9–10