Three-Lobed Burning Eye (3LBE) magazine of speculative fiction, bringing you stories of horror, wonder, and the weird, since 1999.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 90 days after submission*/Editor reported data27 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data0.55%*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
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
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Form
Cover letter
Brief cover letters are appreciated, your top few publishing credits and any experience relevant to the story. Please refrain from summarizing your story in the cover letter.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
We purchase first world electronic rights, with non-exclusive archival rights, optional first audio rights, and non-exclusive anthology rights for the anthology printed later.
Additional info
What We’re Looking For Original speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction. We’re looking for short stories from across the big classifications and the shadowed places between. We will consider suspense or western, though we prefer it contain some speculative element. What We’re NOT Looking For 3LBE does not feature media tie-in fiction, fan fiction, novel excerpts, or memoir. We do not publish poetry or non-fiction (reviews, essays, interviews). We are not looking for what has been called “extreme horror.” Please avoid excessive descriptions of violence or gore. Issues of 3LBE magazine include audio readings. If your story is accepted, you will have the option to record your story, have a colleague do so, or one of our narrators. For legal reasons, writers must be at least 18 years old.
Tracker statistics
905
Total submissions tracked
27 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
2 days
Fastest response time
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