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"The Vanishing Point is a triannual literary magazine for works that bend reality. Horror, Sci-fi, Dark Fantasy, and all things speculative are welcome here."

"The Vanishing Point is a triannual literary magazine for works that bend reality. Horror, Sci-fi, Dark Fantasy, and all things speculative are welcome here."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

up to 75 days / 109 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: $25

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    Yes

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 6000

We like sci-fi, dark fantasy, and horror, though you’ll find we skew mostly horror. Give us your monsters, your ghosts, your psychological t...

Nonfiction

We’d love to publish interesting articles about publication, horror/sci-fi/fantasy in popular media. Please query first so we can determine...

Comics

We’re looking for black and white stories in the range of 6-8 pages. Horror/Sci-fi/Fantasy. We’re looking for non-exclusive print rights. We...

Fiction

Max words: 6000

We like sci-fi, dark fantasy, and horror, though you’ll find we skew mostly horror. Give us your monsters, your ghosts, your psychological t...

Nonfiction

We’d love to publish interesting articles about publication, horror/sci-fi/fantasy in popular media. Please query first so we can determine...

Comics

We’re looking for black and white stories in the range of 6-8 pages. Horror/Sci-fi/Fantasy. We’re looking for non-exclusive print rights. We...

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Track submission

6

Total submissions tracked

109 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

98 days

Fastest response time

120 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Please put the title of the work and the word count in the subject line.

Cover letters

Include a short author bio, written third person, in your cover letter. We will include this alongside your published story.

Eligibility

18+

Formatting

Please follow the Shunn Standard Manuscript Format (Modern) (link: https://www.shunn.net/format/story/)

Rights for published work

All rights are non-exclusive. Our contracts are for first print/electronic rights, along with anthology rights and first rights to produce a podcast recording of your work. You may read a sample contract here. Writers must be at least 18 years old.

Additional info

Priority reading. If you’re a subscriber, simply note “SUBSCRIBER” in your email subject line. We’ll make every effort to respond within two weeks.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2021 | United States

Welcome to the Vanishing Point, that place on the horizon where the lines of reality and imagination intersect. In that place is a promise of excitement, dread, intrigue, and suspense.

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 :)

Erik Gulbrandsen

Editor-in-Chief

Joshua Orr

co-founder

Examples

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