(s)crawl - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Limited Demographic: LGBTQIA+ voices, neurodiverse voices, female voices, BIPOC voices, disabled voices, and any other identities who don’t feel adequately represented within the horror genre
› (s)crawl magazine publishes thought-provoking horror writing that lingers long after it is read. we seek stories and poems that are psychologically and/or emotionally complex and do not rely on gratuitous violence. (read more on this in our “what we’re looking for” and “what we don’t accept” sections)
› we seek work that explores social, cultural, and personal horror, and narratives that unsettle on an emotional or intellectual level.
› some of our favorite subgenres are psychological horror, supernatural horror, gothic horror, folk horror, existential horror, surreal horror, and body horror.
› (s)crawl magazine publishes thought-provoking horror writing that lingers long after it is read. we seek stories and poems that are psychologically and/or emotionally complex and do not rely on gratuitous violence. (read more on this in our “what we’re looking for” and “what we don’t accept” sections)
› we seek work that explores social, cultural, and personal horror, and narratives that unsettle on an emotional or intellectual level.
› some of our favorite subgenres are psychological horror, supernatural horror, gothic horror, folk horror, existential horror, surreal horror, and body horror.
Market Submission Schedule
- Temporarily closing for submissions on Mar 16, 2026 (Begins 27 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
HorrorMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
$20/piece
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: 56 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 56 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 76 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 6 | Average: 35.35 | Median: 33 | Max: 62
Responded:
97.36%
Accepted:
1.31% - avg 15 days
Rejected:
96.05% - avg 35 days
(8.21% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
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Dead Letters:
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Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
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Withdrawn:
2.63%
Pending:
There are 10 pending responses.
(1 min | 9.30 average | 10 median | 13 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 30 January 2025
Last officially checked: 2 February 2026