Black Petals

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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Black Petals is a quarterly horror and science-fiction magazine seeking bizarre short fiction, chilling poetry, and new writers.

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionHorrorPays: Bragging rights only.

Accepts dark science fiction and bizarre or unusual horror. Micro fiction is up to 350 words, flash fiction is up to 700 words, and regular stories are 2,500–3,500 words. Do not submit copyrighted characters or exploitative graphic content.

poetryHorrorScience FictionPays: Bragging rights only.

Seeks chilling poetry of any length up to four pages.

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