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"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. "
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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

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      Yes

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      Yes

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      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 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

crime

fantasy

speculative

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Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

We are looking for comment pieces on Tartan Noir and speculative fiction.

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Review

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 10

We are looking for book reviews on recent crime and speculative fiction novels.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

crime

fantasy

speculative

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

We are looking for comment pieces on Tartan Noir and speculative fiction.

review genre icon

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