Tales of the Unreal
Literary Magazine
A quarterly pulp revival magazine in humble imitation of Weird Tales. Featuring weird, horror, and slipstream fiction.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1-2 Months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
If your work has been previously published, we would love to be its second home. However, we would prefer to be its first physical printing.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Experimental, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter or bio required!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Our submission guidelines are not strict, however, in order to achieve greater ease when editing the publication, please submit in docx format.
Author's rights
You maintain your rights to publish your stories elsewhere, including digitally and in print. However, we retain the rights to produce, in addition to physical and digital copies, an audio recording of all stories we publish.
Additional info
Submission calls
All genres
Fiction
Masthead
Miles MacNaughton
Editor-in-Chief
John Henry Davis
Managing and Production Editor/Publicist
Guy Hayes
Lead Designer