Carmina Magazine

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Carmina Magazine publishes poetry and short fiction inspired by myth, welcoming all styles and genres as long as the work is rooted in mythological tradition.

Response time info: within two months

Read the full guidelines at carminamagazine.com↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Sep 15Pays: No payment

Short stories inspired by myth (any style or genre, including reworkings of fairy tales, fables, and ancient stories); up to 3 stories per submission, 5,000 words or less each; reprints accepted; no AI-generated work.

poetryCloses Sep 15Pays: No payment

Poetry inspired by myth (any style or genre, including epic-style poems, modern re-imaginings, and retellings); up to 5 poems per submission; reprints accepted; no AI-generated work.

fictionHorrorFantasyCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment

Short stories for themed mini-issue 'Monsters & Cryptids' (pieces centering monsters, spooky themes, scary creatures, horror-leaning or Halloween-flavored narratives, must be inspired by myth); up to 3 stories per submission, 5,000 words or less each; reprints accepted; no AI-generated work.

poetryHorrorFantasyCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment

Poetry for themed mini-issue 'Monsters & Cryptids' (pieces centering monsters, spooky themes, scary creatures, horror-leaning or Halloween-flavored narratives, must be inspired by myth); up to 5 poems per submission; reprints accepted; no AI-generated work.

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