The Dread Literary Review

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, other work, and poetry.

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The Dread Literary Review is a magazine dedicated to horror and speculative writing, publishing poetry, flash fiction, and short fiction.

Response time info: please query if you haven’t heard back in four months

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Submission calls

fictionHorror

Short fiction up to 5,000 words; horror and speculative genres only; simultaneous and previously published submissions allowed if rights are retained; submit as .doc or .pdf to [email protected].

flashHorror

Flash fiction under 1,000 words; horror and speculative genres only; simultaneous and previously published submissions allowed if rights are retained; submit as .doc or .pdf to [email protected].

otherHorror

THEMED CALL: FINAL GIRLS for Summer 2026 issue. Seeking horror and slasher stories about 'final girls'—the survivors and those who didn't make it. Submit as .doc or .pdf to [email protected] with subject SUBMISSION—FINAL GIRLS.

poetryHorror

Poetry; horror and speculative genres only; simultaneous and previously published submissions allowed if rights are retained; submit as .doc or .pdf to [email protected].

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