SKUMMEL

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, and poetry.

Last checked Nov 9, 2026

SKUMMEL publishes dark, unsettling, absurdist, and experimental flash fiction, poetry, and short fiction.

Response time info: about two weeks, often sooner

Submission calls

fictionHorrorLiteraryPays: No monetary payment; contributors receive a digital copy of the issue.

Unsolicited short fiction in dark, unsettling, absurdist, and experimental styles; 1,000–5,000 words, with longer work considered if exceptional.

flashHorrorLiteraryPays: No monetary payment; contributors receive a digital copy of the issue.

Unsolicited flash fiction in dark, unsettling, absurdist, and experimental styles; under 1,000 words.

poetryHorrorLiteraryPays: No monetary payment; contributors receive a digital copy of the issue.

Unsolicited poetry in dark, unsettling, absurdist, and experimental styles; no more than 10 pages.

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