We are currently accepting submissions for the following:
In addition to the themed fiction calls for submissions above:
We are now accepting POETRY Submissions. Details below. CLOSED
We are now accepting FLASH FICTION! Details below. CLOSED
We are currently accepting NON-Fiction Submissions such as Book or Movie Reviews. For details, please read below. CLOSED
We are currently accepting Artwork, Comics, and Videos. For details, please read below. CLOSED
To see what our overall guidelines are, please read below.
General Submission Guidelines to Aphotic Realm
What We Accept?
Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Book Reviews, Comics, Artwork and Video.
With the exception of the videos and artwork, all submissions should be previously unpublished short stories/pieces of any genre as long as they are dark, sinister, or eerie in tone/subject matter.
**Exceptions will be made for comics depending on quality.**
What We Don't Accept?
Gore for the sake of gore, or sex for the sake of sex. There are other publications that publish stories for shock value – we are not one of them. With that said, we are not opposed to it. Any act of violence or sex should be an integral to the plot.
Please Note!
Child abuse in any way, shape, or form will be instantly rejected.
Aphotic Realm does not publish fan fiction, novel excerpts, or works-in-progress.
General Submission Types
Poetry *NEW*
We will accept unpublished Poetry. It should be macabre; grotesquely fantastical. Horror meshed with sci-fi sensibilities, supernatural, gothic, and fantasy heavy on imagery, theme, but no gratuitous sex for the sake of shock. Anything deemed dark and full of dimension. Form can be any kind, but if sending rhyming poetry, be sure to follow the rules for any structure chosen. No more than 60 lines, but longer poems will be considered if they warrant a second look.
Flash Fiction
We will accept unpublished Flash Fiction stories of any genre as long as they are dark, sinister, or eerie in tone. Stories must contain a minimum of 500 words and not surpass 1000 words.
Fiction
We will accept unpublished short stories of any genre as long as they are dark, sinister, or eerie in tone. Stories must contain a minimum of 1000 words and not surpass 5000 words.
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction is the same as Fiction, just of the non-fiction variety.
***Please note: We are interested in expanding this section of our website and are looking for regular, recurring contributors. If this is something you'd be interested in, please indicate your interest along with your submission.***
Book/Movie/TV Reviews
Book Reviews should be at least 500 words and not exceed 2,500 words. Please make sure that the book review you send us falls in line with our style. We publish Strange and Sinister fiction – it is very unlikely that we will publish your review of romance or YA fiction.
Please send all book review submissions to submissions@aphoticrealm.com. Please write the type of review and the title. For Example, “BOOK REVIEW – Title of book” in the subject line of the email. In the body of the email, please provide us with your name (people do forget this), a short synopsis of the subject of your review (not exceeding 50 words), along with links to where we can find/purchase/stream the book/movie/tv show.
***Please note: We are interested in expanding this section of our website and are looking for regular, recurring contributors. If this is something you'd be interested in, please indicate your interest along with your submission.***
Comics
Comics should not exceed 12 pages. The comics can be in black and white or color, but we do not accept works-in-progress or pages that are penciled and not inked. Not all comics have or need dialogue, but we are not accepting comics that intend to be lettered and are not. To put it simply, all submissions must be COMPLETED.
In addition to short comics, we also accept comic strips. These too, must be completed.
Please send all comic submissions to submissions@aphoticrealm.com. Please write, “COMIC – Title” in the subject line of the email. In the body of the email, please provide the names of the creators (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letter, etc.), as well as a brief description of the comic.
Comics should be sent as a .PDF file. Any attachment of a different file type will be deleted and unread.
Please keep in mind that all comics that are accepted for the print of the magazine will have to be sized to 8.5” x 11” (while retaining proper dimensions).
You must own all the rights to all work you send.
Artwork
Please send all artwork to submissions@aphoticrealm.com . Please write, “ARTWORK – Your name” in the subject line of the email. In the body of the email, please briefly tell us about yourself.
If you have an Art Station, Deviant Art, Tumblr, or website portfolio, please provide us with the link so we may view your work.
If you do not have an online portfolio, you may send us your work directly. However, artwork must be sent as a .PDF file. Any attachment of a different file type will be deleted without viewing.
You must own all the rights to all work you send.
WE DO NOT COMMISSION WORK.
Please do not send us artwork with the hope of pitching us to purchase a commissioned piece from you.
Video
This is something new we are excited to explore. If you have a short film, documentary, review, etc. and would like to contribute to our upcoming Aphotic Realm T.V., we would love to have you.
We are not asking for exclusive rights.
We just want to compile and showcase amateur and upcoming Strange and Sinister works within the medium.
If you are interested, please send an email to submissions@aphoticrealm.com. Please write, “VIDEO – Title” in the subject line of the email. Within the body of the email, please provide us with a brief bio of yourself and summary of your video.
DO NOT SEND THE VIDEO FILE.
Please send a YouTube or Vimeo link to your video.
If accepted, we will ask for the raw video file so we can add an Aphotic Realm TV title card at the beginning of the video. We will also be uploading to the upcoming Aphotic Realm TV YouTube channel including links to your personal site and/or channel.
Finally, Don't skip over this IMPORTANT Step!
When you are ready to submit, send an email to Submissions@AphoticRealm.com. In the body of the email, please include a bio consisting of fifty to one hundred words, a link to your writer's portfolio and/or social media page (if applicable), and your story in an attached DOC or DOCX file.
Finally, your story must follow Aphotic Realm's fiction manuscript format. Details on how to format your document can be found here.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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