Candlelit Chronicles
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedCandlelit Chronicles is a literary magazine seeking dark academia-themed poetry and prose with a focus on forgotten dreams and voices.
Response time info: ~26 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at candlelitchronicles.com↗Submission calls
Prose (including flash fiction and short stories) for the 'Dreams of the Forgotten' issue; dark academia theme; no longer than 3,000 words; up to three works per submission; no previously published work; English only; avoid contemporary politics and profanity.
Creative nonfiction for the 'Dreams of the Forgotten' issue; dark academia theme; no explicit word limit stated; up to three works per submission; no previously published work; English only; avoid contemporary politics and profanity.
Poetry for the 'Dreams of the Forgotten' issue; dark academia theme; no longer than 1,000 words; up to three works per submission; no previously published work; English only; avoid contemporary politics and profanity.
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