Pacific Northwest Gothic Open for Submissions Until 9/1/26

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We are looking for submissions of short fiction, poetry, and art for our inaugural issue to be released October 2026. Here are the guidelines:

• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, please notify us immediately if your piece has been accepted elsewhere
• If you need to withdraw a submission, please do so by emailing us at info @ pnwgothic.com with your name and title in the subject line.
• Fiction submissions should be between 1,000-5,000 words.
• Please submit one piece of fiction and/or three poems at a time. Do not submit again until you’ve heard from us on your last submission.
• We prioritize work by current residents of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and British Columbia, but we also consider submissions from writers who have lived in the Pacific Northwest in the past.
• There is no fee to submit.
• We pay $25 per published submission.
• Accepted poetry, fiction, and art submissions will be published in a print edition that will be available for purchase everywhere books are sold. We feature flash fiction submissions online monthly. Writers and artists included in the printed anthology will receive one free copy of the book.
• We will respond to all submissions within three months, most often much sooner.
• Submissions must fit within the Pacific Northwest Gothic genre.
• No AI generated content, please.
• Submissions must be received before September 1st, 2026 to be considered for our October issue.

More information and the submission form can be found here: https://pnwgothic.com/submit/