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Submission Guidelines
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“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before...”
~ Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
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A few times a year, Grimsy Literary Magazine emerges from the darkness to take the form of a chapbook; online, interactive, tarot-inspired card deck; physical literary magazine; and themed writing contests. Scroll below to check out our submission guidelines...if you dare.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@grimsylitmag) so you never miss any contest or deadline announcements. We'd love you to join our spooky community of goth and horror enthusiasts.
VOLUME V SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!
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VOLUME IV - SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 15th, 2025
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Send your polished beasties and lovely misfit monstrosities to grimsyliterarymagazine@gmail.com. In the subject headline, tell us what genre of story you're sending (prose, poetry, script, visual art, etc.) AND what you are submitting for in the subject headline (magazine or contest). If you intend to submit more than one genre, please send each genre as separate submissions (e.g. one email submission for prose and one email submission for poetry). Along with your submission, please include a short author bio (100 words or less) with preferred pronouns, and please let us know if it's a simultaneous submission.
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If you tell us you rob banks in your spare time, we won’t ask questions. We are happy to label a submission anonymous if that enables the author to write more honestly.
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· Any written form under 2,000 words (.doc/.docx or .pdf)
· Poems that are 2 pages max (.doc/.docx or .pdf)
· Art (.jpg/.jpeg or .png)
You may even invent a new short form of writing and send us that! We don’t care if you want to lean your elbows on the table a little, we’re all sinners here.
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All we ask is: don’t bore us and be stylish. Also, please do not send more than ten poems and/or four prose submissions at a time.
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If you send us anything that is racist, homophobic, or depicts acts of sexual violence we will not publish, read, or even use them as coasters. We will, however, block, publicly shame, and hex you.
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As soon as we are able, we will begin paying contributors. Until then, submitters will receive a complimentary illustration of their submission if it is accepted for publication.
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