Amateur zine | est. 2004 | Fantasy, sf and horror fiction and reviews.

We began publishing Theaker's Quarterly Fiction in 2004, and each year we try to make it a bit better. Its frequency has ranged from quarterly to bi-monthly and back to quarterly. 

The format was at first an A4 magazine, and after a spell at 6x9" it's now a 5x8" paperback, although the ebook versions are much more popular.

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Theaker's Quarterly Fiction

General call

Wanted: outrageous gore and grossness with a moral twist!
“No excessive gore.” Are you tired of this frequent restriction in calls for fiction submissions? Here’s your opportunity to run amok with the most grisly and vile stuff you can imagine. There’s just one catch: your revolting creations must deliver a positive message. 

Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction (TQF), supposedly the UK’s second-longest-running sci-fi/horror/fantasy ’zine (and the birthplace of the unsplatterpunk subgenre), has opened to short stories for the ninth chapter in its often criticized yet never silenced UNSPLATTERPUNK! series. Failed novelist and second-rate humourist Douglas J. Ogurek returns as editor to unearth and intensify the most outrageous submissions.  

Send stories (no poetry, please) and artwork to TQFunsplatterpunk@gmail.com. Put “UNSPLATTERPUNK! 9 submission” in the subject line. Include a bio and tell us about the positive message your story conveys.

Deadline: 30 September 2026
Max word count: 10,000
Reprints: No
Multiple submissions: Yes
Simultaneous submissions: No. We’ll get back to you within a couple of weeks.
File type: DOC (preferred) or DOCX files for stories; PDF or JPG files for artwork

Theaker's Quarterly Fiction

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