"A speculative fiction and Tartan Noir magazine featuring dark, twisty stories that explore the tangled web of our lives. We love stories with a sense of intrigue, stories that make us feel, that challenge us, that leave us wanting more. "
Open for submissions
Introduction
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
45-60 days / 33 days
Average acceptance rate
8% / 0%
Need to know for submitting
Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
Yes
Payment
No
Fee
No
Expedited response
Yes
Available in print
No
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
No
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Important stuff
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How to submit 🏗️
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Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️
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Awards
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Demographics & Eligibility
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Formatting requirements 🏗️
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Rights for published work 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 6000
Max pieces: 1
crime
fantasy
speculative
Nonfiction
No specific limitations
Flash rules
Max words: 1000
We are looking for comment pieces on Tartan Noir and speculative fiction.
Review
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 10
We are looking for book reviews on recent crime and speculative fiction novels.
Magazine
Founded in 2022 | United Kingdom
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 :)
Craig Kelly
Editor-in-Chief
Julie Ford
Deputy Editor
Andrew Smith
Book reviews
Gary Cocker
Columnist
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)
Total tracked
1
Average acceptance rate
0% (so far)
Average response time
33 days
Average acceptance/rejection time
-/33 days
Fastest response time
33 days
Slowest response time
33 days