A Sufferer's Digest
Literary Magazine
We are looking for norm-challenging, gritty, or modern gothic short stories or poems between 1-2000 words for rolling online publishing and physical issues.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: A month and a half*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 10% *Editor reported data
- Work acquired through solicitation: 0%
PaysNo
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
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction (Gothic, Dark, Gritty Theme)
Max words: 1
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Gothic, Horror, Thriller, wtf idk
Fiction (Gothic, Dark, Gritty Theme)
Max words: 1
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, Gothic, wtf idk
Poetry (Gothic, Dark, Gritty Theme)
Max lines: 200
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 6
Hybrid (Short Stories and Poetry: Gothic, Dark, Gritty)
Max words: 1
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 3
How to submit
Processs
Duosuma
Cover letter
Your bio should be in the third person. It should include anything you want the readers to know. Please use a max of 100 words. Then, add anything that you want us to know in a separate paragraph.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Double space please! Also, use twelve point Times New Roman if possible. Or Courier, I guess.
Author's rights
We reserve the write to publish your work at which point it transfers back to the writer. We will talk to you if we are interested in republishing the work in an issue.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
16
Total submissions tracked
26 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
12 days
Fastest response time
36 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 7 days
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About
A Sufferer's Digest is an online literary magazine that showcases the gritty aspects of society and the human condition. We focus on realistic Gothic literature and other gritty stories and poems and are guided by our tagline, "Literature that's hard to stomach," which is based on a Flannery O'Conno...
Read moreFounded
2024
Country
US
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Macy Skov
Editor-in-Chief