Northern Shadows Magazine

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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Northern Shadows Magazine is a speculative fiction and poetry magazine seeking dark, dreamlike, and nightmarish work.

Response time info: 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.

The current theme, “Where Dreams & Nightmares Collide,” seeks dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories exploring dreams and nightmares. Stories must be 500–5,000 words; one story per issue, and original work only.

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

The current theme, “Where Dreams & Nightmares Collide,” seeks dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror poetry. Submit up to three poems; each may be up to 30 lines or 300 words for prose poetry.

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