Weird Lit Magazine is a platform for the weird and boundless. We strive to support freedom of expression, engage community, and foster the free exchange of ideas. Weird Lit Magazine values inclusivity, emerging voices, diversity of ideas, and nonconformity.
Highlights
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: 30 days after submission*/Editor reported data15 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data16.67%*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
From the editors
Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction, Pushcart
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
No need for a cover letter or bio. If we decide to publish your work, we will request a bio.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please be sure that your file is in .doc or .docx format We prefer standard ms formatting Double spaced, 12 pt. font, preferably in Times New Roman
Author's rights
In the event that we publish your work, you grant Weird Lit Magazine exclusive electronic rights for 3 months and non-exclusive rights indefinitely so we can include it in our online archives.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
28
Total submissions tracked
15 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
5 days
Fastest response time
27 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 34 days
Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!
About
Weird Lit Magazine seeks stories under 3000 words in the following styles and moods: Absurdist, ambiguous, avant garde, bleak, dark, deadpan, existential, experimental, grotesque, hopeful, horror, humorous, literary, magical realism, noir, psychological, slipstream, speculative, supernatural, wei...
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US
Masthead
September Herrin
Editor-in-Chief
Fawn Ward
Senior Editor
Dina Dwyer
Senior Editor
James Montgomery
Associate Editor