Northern Shadows Magazine

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Northern Shadows Magazine publishes speculative short stories and poetry centered on dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror themes.

Response time info: up to 4 months

Read the full guidelines at northernshadowsmag.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Jan 1, 2027Pays: $10 USD per story for stories published in Issue #2 and forward

Current theme: Where Dreams & Nightmares Collide, exploring dreams, nightmares, and the space between them through horror and dark or whimsical speculative worlds. Submission window: October 1, 2026-January 1, 2027. Stories must be 500-5,000 words. Anonymous manuscripts are required; one story per issue.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Jan 1, 2027Pays: $5 USD per poem for poems published in Issue #2 and forward

Current theme: Where Dreams & Nightmares Collide, exploring dreams, nightmares, and the space between them through dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Submission window: October 1, 2026-January 1, 2027. Submit up to 3 poems; each may be up to 30 lines or 300 words for prose poetry.

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