The Chamber Magazine publishes short contemporary dark fiction & poetry weekly from around the world and from all genres: mainstream, literary, science-fiction, fantasy, horror, grimdark, suspense/thriller, action-adventure, experimental, gothic, Southern gothic...
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 21 days after submission*/Editor reported data5 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data47.06%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
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
How to submit
Process
Email
Cover letter
A short bio of 50 words or less is optional. It may include your website, twitter handle, or any other social media identification you like. Please state the genre and/or subgenre of your work in your cover letter. I put the these in the Title line to make it easier for search engines to find stories and poems. I will decide what genre/subgenre the work best fits, if that info in not provided. However, I would prefer that the author provide it in case his/her opinion differs from mine.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please submit in some form of Word, if possible. Google docs is okay. Word works well translating some software but not others. If in doubt, send it. If it doesn’t work with Word, I will let you know. Use standard manuscript format (paragraphs together with first line indented) or flush left with a space between paragraphs. In both cases the right edge should be ragged. Please, please, please don’t mix the two in one document. My preference is for flush left, but I like the more traditional standard manuscript format too. This makes it easier for me to copy and paste into the website and easier for readers to grasp. I try not to tinker with format, because it is time-consuming and each author should be able to use their own idiosyncrasies.
Author's rights
There is no pay for any submission at this time. All rights remain with the author.
Additional info
I am looking for articles, reviews, essays, dark poetry, and dark fiction of approximately 7,500 words or less including flash fiction, micro fiction, nano fiction, postcard fiction, sudden fiction, smoke longs, dribbles, drabbles, short shorts, six-word stories, mini-sagas, creepypastas, or of any flavor of short fiction that demonstrates the art of writing dark fiction. Do not send fan fiction. I am taking multiple submissions of up to three works at once. Once you have submitted, please wait until you have heard about that submission before submitting more.
Tracker statistics
17
Total submissions tracked
5 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
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About
The Chamber Magazine is an independently run publication provided free, i.e. at no cost/ no charge, to the reader. The Chamber Magazine is published monthly on the first Friday and contains at a minimum 40,000 words (the equivalent of a small novel) of prose/ fiction plus poetry (not included in the...
Read moreFounded
2020
Country
US
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Phil Slattery
Editor-in-Chief