Horror nonfiction markets

Leafmines tracks 26 magazines publishing horror nonfiction. 18 are open to submissions right now, and typical response time is 36 days. Filter by length, pay, and response time →

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• GramaryeScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for nonfiction · closes Sep 21 · responds in ~5 days

  Gramarye is a peer-reviewed University of Chichester journal seeking scholarly and creative work on fairy tales, fantasy, Gothic, magic realism, science fiction, and speculative fiction.

• AurealisScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~120 days

  Aurealis is an Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine publishing speculative fiction and related nonfiction.

• SamovarScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for nonfiction · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~113 days

  Samovar is a triannual magazine publishing speculative fiction and poetry in translation, along with nonfiction about speculative fiction in translation.

• Trollbreath MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~60 days

  Trollbreath Magazine is a quarterly journal publishing speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with submissions currently open through September 30, 2026.

• Folklore ReviewHorror · Fantasy

  Open for nonfiction · closes Oct 2 · responds in ~6 days

  Folklore Review is a biannual literary magazine seeking previously unpublished folklore-inspired fiction, flash, poetry, and creative nonfiction, including work for its themed fifth issue, The Harvest | Nightmares.

• Orion's BeltScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~30 days

  Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative magazine publishing micro fiction, flash fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews.

• Cosmic Horror MonthlyHorror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Jan 7, 2027 · responds in ~83 days

  Cosmic Horror Monthly publishes weird and cosmic fiction, nonfiction essays, and horror-related work on recurring submission schedules.

• Further Light MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Feb 28, 2027 · responds in ~212 days

  Further Light Magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry connecting speculative fiction with Latter-day Saint themes and audiences.

• Thoughts from the Writer's DeskHorror · Literary

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~7 days

  Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk is Ruadán Books’ nonfiction blog column featuring essays on writing, the writing life, craft, business, and genre fiction.

• Star*LineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~21 days

  Star*Line is a quarterly literary journal publishing speculative poetry and related nonfiction, reviews, and association material.

• TasavvurScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~21 days

  Tasavvur is a magazine dedicated to publishing South Asian and other BIPOC speculative fiction and related nonfiction pitches.

• The Inflated GravewormHorror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~60 days

  The Inflated Graveworm is a triannual Ohio-based zine publishing dark fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and limited-distribution print and electronic issues.

• Club Plum Literary JournalHorror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~8 days

  Club Plum Literary Journal is an online quarterly publishing literary horror, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, prose poetry, and hybrid writing.

• Cul-De-Sac of BloodHorror

  Open for nonfiction

  Cul-de-sac of Blood is a volunteer-run horror venue publishing poetry, fiction, essays, and other writing focused on monstrosity, darkness, the weird, and the macabre.

• F(r)ictionScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~219 days

  F(r)iction is a genre-inclusive literary magazine and blog publishing short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, essays, and reviews, with contests and group writing projects.

• HEXFILED SF MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~14 days

  HEXFILED is an independent literary magazine publishing science fiction and speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and archival artifacts with a focus on work bridging organisms and machines.

• HomunculiScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~14 days

  Homunculi publishes speculative fiction and poetry by people involved in STEM fields, including students, researchers, educators, and professionals.

• The Kismet MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~74 days

  The Kismet Magazine is a not-for-profit publication seeking speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on new and marginalized perspectives.

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Some response-time data on this page, and part of the median above, comes from The Submission Grinder.