The Deadlands

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The Deadlands is a magazine focused on death-themed speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with specific submission windows and a strong emphasis on original, unpublished work.

Response time info: Fiction: ~2 weeks; Poetry: 4–6 weeks

Read the full guidelines at psychopomp.com↗

Submission calls

poetryOpens Sep 1

Speculative poetry in any form, up to 3 poems per submission, no length limit; original, unpublished work only; pays $50/poem; no simultaneous submissions; next window: September 1–21, 2026.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorOpens Oct 1

Death-focused fiction up to 5,000 words (hard limit), all genres welcome except zombies, demons, vampires, apocalypses, undead, weird West, steampunk, military, Lovecraftian, murder stories, or AI-generated work; no simultaneous or multiple submissions; translations welcome; pays 10¢/word for origin

nonfiction

Critical, academic, or personal essays on death (not reviews), 1,000–4,000 words; original, unpublished work only; pays $100/essay; no simultaneous submissions; next window TBD.

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