Thin Veil Press
Literary Magazine
a dark literary press dedicated to the morbid & macabre
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 9% *Editor reported data
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FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
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
From the editors
PDF
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
3
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction (Short Story)
Max words: 1000
Max words: 2500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Gothic, Horror, Thriller
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Gothic, Horror, Thriller
Poetry
Max lines: 30
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 3
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Keep it short & sweet! It doesn't sway our decision, just helps us get to know you a little better.
Eligibility
18+
Formatting
Please use .doc, .docx file formats only (not PDF and not in the body of the email), double-spaced with size 12 and a clearly readable font (Times New Roman, Cambria etc.) and save the document as your name and the title of your work.
Author's rights
If your work is accepted, we require 30 days of exclusivity to post your work (from the date of publication); first English serial rights and the right to archive your story with our website content. In Layman’s Terms, your work cannot be published elsewhere until 30 days after publication on Thin Veil Press and all rights will always revert to the author upon publication. If your work is subsequently published elsewhere (after the three month exclusivity period), please ensure you credit Thin Veil Press as its first publication.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
18
Total submissions tracked
56 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
72 days
Fastest response time
91 days
Slowest response time
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About
As an online press for dark literature, we publish our nonprofit magazine issues annually on All Hallows’ Eve (Oct 31st). We also accept submissions for publication on our website under Dark Reads. There’s no theme for these submissions, however we are always interested in horror and dark fiction s...
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2023
Country
GB
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Meg Keane
Editor-in-Chief
Stephen Black
Fiction Editor
Olivia Brooks
Editorial Assistant - Fiction
Grace Sparkes
Editorial Assistant - Fiction
Bronwen Harding
Editorial Assistant - Poetry