Brave New Weird: the Best New Weird Horror - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Note: only works first published within the date range specified in the guidelines is eligible to submit.
Note: will not respond in the case of rejection.
Note: multiple submissions only if you are an editor; authors may submit a single story.
We define New Weird Horror as a Horror subgenre focused on progress, creatively capturing themes and questions that bleed into fiction straight from the modern reader's life and future. It acts as a challenge to break new ground in terms of form and content and to engage with the unknown. Beyond that, New Weird Horror will be defined by the winning pieces themselves.
Buzzwords: speculative; eclectic; horror-centric but genre-blended; progressive and innovative in terms of content, social themes, form, or voice; concept-driven.
Note: will not respond in the case of rejection.
Note: multiple submissions only if you are an editor; authors may submit a single story.
We define New Weird Horror as a Horror subgenre focused on progress, creatively capturing themes and questions that bleed into fiction straight from the modern reader's life and future. It acts as a challenge to break new ground in terms of form and content and to engage with the unknown. Beyond that, New Weird Horror will be defined by the winning pieces themselves.
Buzzwords: speculative; eclectic; horror-centric but genre-blended; progressive and innovative in terms of content, social themes, form, or voice; concept-driven.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$25/piece
Short Story
1000 to 7499 words
$25/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 84 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 75 | Average: 143.84 | Median: 158 | Max: 216
Responded:
67.85%
Accepted:
7.14% - avg 151 days
Rejected:
60.71% - avg 142 days
(1.96% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
32.14%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
32.14%
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 9 pending responses.
(101 min | 115.77 average | 119 median | 128 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 4 August 2022
Last officially checked: 1 October 2025