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"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."
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Response Time
Acceptance Rate
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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2
Total submissions tracked
15 days
Average response time
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
Examples
2 pieces from Chill Subs people
