Cul-De-Sac of Blood

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Cul-de-sac of Blood publishes horror-focused poetry, prose, essays, and other writing, with a particular interest in queer, radical, and socially engaged perspectives.

Submission calls

fictionHorrorPays: No monetary compensation at this time.

Seeks short fiction and other prose engaging monstrosity, the macabre, the weird, the eerie, horror, darkness, and the mysterious unknown; limit fiction and prose submissions to 2,000 words or fewer. Include a few words about a favorite horror film when introducing the submission.

nonfictionHorrorPays: No monetary compensation at this time.

Seeks critical and literary essays engaging horror, darkness, the mysterious unknown, and related subjects; prose submissions must be 2,000 words or fewer. Include a few words about a favorite horror film when introducing the submission.

otherHorrorPays: No monetary compensation at this time.

Accepts other textual excursions and invites query letters for writing where horror intersects with culture and poetics; include a few words about a favorite horror film when introducing the submission.

poetryHorrorPays: No monetary compensation at this time.

Seeks frightening poetry and poetics engaging monstrosity, the macabre, the weird, the eerie, horror, darkness, and the unspeakable; send up to five poems. Include a few words about a favorite horror film when introducing the submission.

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