Call for Submissions: Pyre Magazine

Winter/Fall Issue
Submissions open: Aug 17 - Sep 18
Issue Release: Nov 16

What We Look For:

We are most interested in dark genre-bending works in the realms of horror, sci-fi, the weird, the macabre, fantasy, and magical realism. We want stories that grab us by the throat and ask questions about what it means to be human. Make us feel something long after we are done reading.

The Editor is particularly fond of stories in the vein of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, and Creep Show. When it comes to literary inspiration, think of Shirley Jackson, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, and Mary Shelley.

The Editor also enjoys almost anything produced by A24.

Think of Pyre as a bonfire — a place of storytelling and sacrifice. Take a seat near the fire and listen or spin a yarn of your own. Here at Pyre, we worship at the altar of storytelling done well. We love genre work that tells us something about the human condition.

Pyre is personally funded and maintained by the Editor. he asks you are patient with him as he gets back to submissions.

• We accept simultaneous submissions. We only ask you to notify us and withdraw if your work is accepted elsewhere.

• Pyre Magazine currently pays a small honorarium of $10 US , paid via PayPal, for every piece published. We hope to increase this in the future as the magazine grows. 

• Due to the high submission rates you may not receive a verification email. 

• We ask for First Electronic Rights for the works we accept for publication. Upon acceptance, your piece may not appear anywhere else until we publish it.

• We ask you to credit Pyre Magazine as the first publisher when you republish the work that originated with us. We also reserve the right to archive, reprint, and of course, promote your writing or art. 

• We will not publish blatantly sexist, racist, ableist, homophobic, xenophobic, or any sort of discriminatory pieces.

• If you have any further questions feel free to email us at:

   pyremag@gmail.com

  For more information and to submit, go here.