Literary Garage

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Literary Garage is a fiction-focused publication seeking gritty, hard-edged stories with an interest in noir, crime, gothic, western, horror, and rural or inner-city settings.

Response time info: 3-4 weeks, with a nudge invited after 5 weeks

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryHorrorMystery

Short fiction of 1,000–2,000 words. Literary Garage seeks gritty, hard-edged fiction with genuine conflict and risk, especially work with hints of noir, crime, gothic, western, old-world toughness, horror, or rural and inner-city settings. Submissions are temporarily paused while a special themed feature is developed; details will be announced shortly.

fictionLiteraryHorrorMystery

Stories of 2,000–3,500 words; a few extra words may be accepted when justified, but substantially longer work requires prior approval by query. Literary Garage favors gritty, hard-edged fiction with genuine conflict and risk, especially noir, crime, gothic, western, horror, and rural or inner-city settings. Submissions are temporarily paused while a special themed feature is developed.

flashLiterary

Flash fiction under 1,000 words; submissions are temporarily paused while the publication works on a special themed feature, with details to be announced. Submissions sent during the pause will not be read.

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