Fear in Dust

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Fear in Dust is a horror poetry publication seeking unsettling, general-audience work for its themed 2026 Fall issue, Portals.

Response time info: within 30 days of acknowledged receipt

Read the full guidelines at fearindust.com↗

Submission calls

poetryHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $5 per accepted piece via PayPal and one free printed copy of the issue.

Open to: Poems must be previously unpublished, and submissions must not be AI-generated or AI-assisted.

The 2026 Fall theme is Portals. Seeks horror poetry focused on the unsettling for a general audience of readers 13+, in any poetic form. Submit one poem of no more than 60 lines; a single printed page is preferred, though up to two pages may be considered. No previously published poems or AI-generated or AI-assisted writing.

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