Unnerving Magazine
NOTE: Do not submit again until 20 days after rejection.
Unnerving Magazine accepts short story submissions of horror, dark science fiction (light), dark fantasy, crime, thriller, suspense, and dark literary. Generally leaning strongly toward horror over other genres. Sex, gore and violence are welcome in moderation (nothing gratuitous). The same goes for bizarro works, nothing too far gone (whatever that means). Please no hard science fiction, sword and sorcery fantasy, erotica, romance, humor that isn’t sinister or literary works that venture so far into experimental that they become nonsense. No cop dramas. No war stories.
Unnerving Magazine accepts short story submissions of horror, dark science fiction (light), dark fantasy, crime, thriller, suspense, and dark literary. Generally leaning strongly toward horror over other genres. Sex, gore and violence are welcome in moderation (nothing gratuitous). The same goes for bizarro works, nothing too far gone (whatever that means). Please no hard science fiction, sword and sorcery fantasy, erotica, romance, humor that isn’t sinister or literary works that venture so far into experimental that they become nonsense. No cop dramas. No war stories.
Market Genres, Styles & Subjects
Genres
FantasyHorror
Literary
Mystery/Crime
Science Fiction
Suspense/Thriller
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
400 to 1000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Market Response Data
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Accuracy:
There are 99 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
1 min | 19.87 mean avg | 17 median | 70 max days
Responded:
94.94%
Accepted:
9.09%
Rejected:
85.85%
(4.70% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
5.05%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
5.05%
Pending:
25 pending responses (0 min | 46 mean avg | 12 median | 512 max days waiting)
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