96th of October

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, and poetry.

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96th of October is a quarterly magazine publishing extraordinary tales, poetry, and flash fiction with a focus on fantasy, horror, magic realism, satire, and whimsy.

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Read the full guidelines at 96thofoctober.com↗

Submission calls

fictionFantasyHorrorPays: No payment

Stories should be from 1,000 to 5,000 words in length (may accept up to 10,000 if exceptional); genres include fantasy, horror, magic realism, satire, spirituality, and whimsy-core; simultaneous and previously published work allowed.

flashFantasyHorrorPays: No payment

Flash fiction submissions must total at least 1,000 words (several pieces); very short stand-alone pieces are not accepted; genres include fantasy, horror, magic realism, satire, spirituality, and whimsy-core.

poetryFantasyHorrorPays: No payment

Individual poems should be readable in five minutes or less; up to 10 pages of poetry per submission; narrative poetry favored; genres include fantasy, horror, magic realism, satire, spirituality, and whimsy-core.

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