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Trollbreath Magazine - Fiction (Poetry) (Nonfiction)



Description
Note: reprints are only permitted if they have never been freely available online.

Note: if rejected, wait one month before submitting again.

Trollbreath Magazine is a journal of speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, publishing electronic issues on a quarterly schedule. Our interests are as varied as the endless amount of genres, from dark fantasy to hope punk to surrealism, and everything in between. We have a particular fondness for slipstream and fabulism in all their delightful forms, but what motivates us most are great stories by wonderful authors eager to share their visions of the past, the future, the in between, and everything that lies outside the margins. Coloring beyond the lines encouraged.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Submission Window - Jan 1, 2026 thru Oct 31, 2026 (Ends 261 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
4 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
4 cents/word


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word


Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 778 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 2 | Average: 29.05 | Median: 30 | Max: 109
Responded:
98.45%
Accepted:
2.44% - avg 61 days
Rejected:
96.01% - avg 28 days (3.07% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.25%
Lost/Returned:
0.12%
Never Responded:
0.12%
Withdrawn:
1.28%

Pending:
There are 94 pending responses. (0 min | 18.23 average | 12 median | 135 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 1 April 2024


Last officially checked: 4 January 2026


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