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Guidelines

"The Horror Tree is a resource for genre and speculative fiction authors which was created in 2011. The main goal when starting the site was to include all of the latest horror anthologies and publishers that are taking paying submissions."

"The Horror Tree is a resource for genre and speculative fiction authors which was created in 2011. The main goal when starting the site was to include all of the latest horror anthologies and publishers that are taking paying submissions."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

within 3 weeks / 15 days

Acceptance Rate

100%

  • Payment

    Yes: £5 per piece

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

1 genres

Fiction

Max words: 15000

Max pieces: 10

Short stories (up to 1500 words) and drabbles (exactly 100 words). Our sweet spot for flash pieces is between 800 and 1500 words. Serial Ki...

Fiction

Max words: 15000

Max pieces: 10

Short stories (up to 1500 words) and drabbles (exactly 100 words). Our sweet spot for flash pieces is between 800 and 1500 words. Serial Ki...

Statistics

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Track submission

2

Total submissions tracked

15 days

Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

6 days

Fastest response time

23 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Make sure you tell us what section you’re submitting it to – is it the general shorts/drabble section, or one of the themed calls, or is it a serial or an unholy trinity? If you’re submitting multiple stories at once, it’s fine to put them in one email but please do attach each story as a separate document.

Cover letters

Include a hello and a bio in the email; if you use social media for your writing, let us know your handles, too. Please include a bio of no more than 150 words, and up to four links to websites or social profiles.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Please submit your work in a .doc or .docx format.

Rights for published work

We’re looking for non-exclusive digital and physical print as well as online rights. Distribution will be through this website and potentially a print or digital book format.

Additional info

We publish speculative fiction: horror, dark scifi and fantasy, and more. If it’s dark and speculative, we’d love to read it. Make sure your story – even your drabbles – have a coherent and strong beginning, middle and end, and a narrative that is well-paced.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2011 | United Kingdom

Trembling With Fear is the creative outlet for Horror Tree readers. We are open to short stories (up to 1500 words) and drabbles (exactly 100 words), and publish on a weekly basis. We also have regular themed calls, including serials and unholy trinities; you’ll find details below.

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 :)

Stuart Conover

Editor-in-Chief

Stephanie Ellis

Editor

Amanda Headlee

Co-Editor