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"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..."

"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..."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

a couple of weeks / 6 days

Acceptance Rate

100%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

The Chamber accepts anything of a dark nature: horror, science-fiction, fantasy, grimdark, mainstream, romance, cyberpunk, steampunk, apocal...

Nonfiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

Articles/essays of approximately 7,500 words or less on the art of writing dark fiction or on writing in general. Articles/essays on foreign...

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

dark poetry of approximately 7500 words or less

Review

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

Book and movie reviews, the more recently published or distributed the better, but I will consider reviews of classics works of dark fiction...

Translation

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

Translations of articles, stories, or poems from French, German, or Spanish are considered.

Fiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

The Chamber accepts anything of a dark nature: horror, science-fiction, fantasy, grimdark, mainstream, romance, cyberpunk, steampunk, apocal...

Nonfiction

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

Articles/essays of approximately 7,500 words or less on the art of writing dark fiction or on writing in general. Articles/essays on foreign...

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

dark poetry of approximately 7500 words or less

Review

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

Book and movie reviews, the more recently published or distributed the better, but I will consider reviews of classics works of dark fiction...

Translation

Max words: 7500

Max pieces: 3

Translations of articles, stories, or poems from French, German, or Spanish are considered.

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Track submission

3

Total submissions tracked

6 days

Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

6 days

Fastest response time

6 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Use thechambermagazine@gmail.com to query and to submit. Everything must be submitted by e-mail either in the body of the e-mail or a Word document (.doc or .docx). In the subject line of your e-mail please state whether this is an article or review or poetry of fiction submission, your name, and the work’s title. For example: Article by Phil Slattery “Poe’s Raven: an Analysis”.

Cover letters

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.

Rights for published work

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.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2020 | United States

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 word count) consisting of short stories, flash fiction, and micro fiction. All forms of poetry are welcome and are published. If any story is quoted elsewhere in print or non-social media, please respect the author’s rights and give credit where credit is due. The publisher would appreciate it if you would also cite The Chamber Magazine as the source of the work.

Masthead

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Phil Slattery

Editor-in-Chief