The Deadlands ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Hugo Award, Locus Award, Shirley Jackson Award.

Death-focused fiction in any genre, including horror, fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, slipstream, historical fiction, and chicklit; original stories up to 5,000 words, with a 3–4k sweet spot. Reprints are also considered up to 5,000 words at 1¢/word. Currently on hiatus; the 2026 schedule lists fiction closed throughout the remaining year. Average response time is two weeks.

Critical, academic, and personal essays exploring death, mourning, ritual, culture, and representations of death in media; essays should be 1–4k words and are not reviews. Currently on hiatus; the 2026 schedule lists nonfiction closed throughout the remaining year.

Speculative poetry about death, grief, hauntings, history, the sublime, and the uncanny; formal and experimental work welcome, up to three poems per submission, with no length limit. Currently on hiatus; the 2026 schedule lists poetry closed after its July 1–21 window. Average response time is four to six weeks.