Nocturne Magazine - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Note: one submission per reading period.
Nocturne Magazine accepts work that may *sort of* fit into the genres of horror, dark fantasy, or speculative. However, we can be convinced of branching out as long as there’s something deeply unsettling about your submission.
We want something that makes us stay awake at night. Or have strange dreams. Or wake up still thinking about your piece while we drink our morning coffee. We don’t just want “eww,” or “yikes.” We want to scroll through your submission with trembling fingers.
We vibe with Stephen King’s weird dream scenes, Shirley Jackson’s “castles” and murderous young women, and Grady Hendrix’s fierce vampire-fighting book club, and anything else surreal, unusual, or downright terrifying.
Nocturne Magazine accepts work that may *sort of* fit into the genres of horror, dark fantasy, or speculative. However, we can be convinced of branching out as long as there’s something deeply unsettling about your submission.
We want something that makes us stay awake at night. Or have strange dreams. Or wake up still thinking about your piece while we drink our morning coffee. We don’t just want “eww,” or “yikes.” We want to scroll through your submission with trembling fingers.
We vibe with Stephen King’s weird dream scenes, Shirley Jackson’s “castles” and murderous young women, and Grady Hendrix’s fierce vampire-fighting book club, and anything else surreal, unusual, or downright terrifying.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Horror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$10/piece
Short Story
1000 to 6000 words
$10/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 47 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 4 | Average: 24.77 | Median: 28 | Max: 57
Responded:
95.74%
Accepted:
2.12% - avg 27 days
Rejected:
93.61% - avg 24 days
(15.90% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.12%
Lost/Returned:
2.12%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
2.12%
Pending:
There are 23 pending responses.
(0 min | 9.86 average | 12 median | 21 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 24 May 2021
Last officially checked: 22 May 2026