Strange Hymnal

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Strange Hymnal is a literary magazine publishing mystery-, ritual-, and obsession-focused writing, including poetry, essays, short stories, translations, and hybrid work.

Response time info: within thirty days

Read the full guidelines at strangehymnal.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryMysteryHorrorOpens Dec 1

Accepts short stories and hybrid writing; submit up to five pieces in one document, with a total limit of 5,000 words. Regular submission windows are June 1–July 31 and December 1–January 31.

flashLiteraryMysteryHorrorOpens Dec 1

Accepts flash-length fiction within the overall 5,000-word submission limit. Regular submission windows are June 1–July 31 and December 1–January 31.

nonfictionLiteraryMysteryHorrorOpens Dec 1

Accepts essays and hybrid writing, with up to five pieces submitted in one document and a total limit of 5,000 words. Regular submission windows are June 1–July 31 and December 1–January 31.

otherLiteraryMysteryHorrorOpens Dec 1

Accepts translations of the dead and other hard-to-categorize writing. Submit up to five pieces in one .doc, .docx, or PDF; work submitted outside the regular June 1–July 31 and December 1–January 31 windows will not be read.

poetryLiteraryHorrorOpens Dec 1

Accepts poetry, including poems in a series, with up to five pieces submitted in one document and a total limit of 5,000 words. Regular submission windows are June 1–July 31 and December 1–January 31.

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