The Dark Sire, a literary journal that publishes short fiction, poetry, and art, continually seeks submissions for upcoming issues (to be published quarterly). The editor will be celebrating the influential work of J.R.R. Tolkein, Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, Stephen King, and thus will accept submissions from authors and artists who delve into the mystery, psychosis, suspense, and looming darkness of the Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, and Psychological realms. Suitable subject matter may include, but is not limited to, vampires, monsters, old castles, dragons, magic, mental illness, hell, disease, or decay of society. All works must be previously unpublished and submitted online using the appropriate style of Shunn formatting.
The mission of The Dark Sire is to give authors an opportunity to not only express their ideas through themed issues but to be published alongside the masters of fiction, as well. By carefully selecting the best of modern literature and then pairing that literature with the masters, a timeline of authorship is presented, one that connects readers and authors across time and space. The goal of each issue, then, is to bridge language barriers and cultural gaps between the old and the new. "The future influences the present just as much as the past." - Friedrich Nietzsche When submitting shorts and poetry, please be sure that each work is:
Submissions (including simultaneous submissions but not reprints) are accepted online only via our submissions page. If your submission does not follow the guidelines presented, the editor will immediately disregard it without further notice. Those creatives selected for publication will be contacted. If you haven't been contacted within 4-6 months, consider your submission rejected. |
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Subjects of particular interest include: vampires, monsters, old castles, dragons, magic, mental illness, hell, disease, and decay of society. |
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