Now open for Art submissions only
Fiction submissions are closed until June 2025
for future issues of Illustrated Worlds magazine
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Illustrated Worlds is a quarterly magazine specializing in fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. Publishing both new and established artists and authors, the following guidelines will give an idea of the sort of submissions we’re looking for.
Fiction – Short fiction should be 5,000 words or less. Stories should contain an element of fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, whimsy, magic realism, mythology, folklore or fairy tale type inspiration. Send a Word document attachment to [email protected]. Please do not type the body of the submission into the email. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are okay.
Poetry – Poetry is NOT the main focus of this publication. I am open to publishing poetry if it is particularly outstanding, but I’m sorry to say that the chances of poetry being accepted are not high.
Art – Looking for moody, mysterious, fantastical art in the genres of horror, dark fantasy and fantasy. Needs are for one piece of art for a cover printed in color, but plenty of black and white art is needed for the inside. Please send good quality JPEG images to [email protected].
Payment
As this is a new magazine, payment is rather small at the moment, but hopefully, with growth, creators will eventually receive the pay they justly deserve. As of right now, fiction will pay one copy of the printed magazine and 1 cent per word. Poetry will pay one copy of the printed magazine and $10. Cover art will receive one copy of the magazine and $50. Inside art will receive one copy of the printed magazine and $10 - $20 depending on the size of the printed version. The creators retain all rights to their work, but contracts will stipulate permission for Illustrated Worlds to have one time use for publication for both electronic and printed versions.
Questions and Submissions
Please send all questions and submissions to editor: Jennifer Cox at [email protected].
For a deeper look at what the magazine is looking for when it comes to submissions, take a look at the interview with editor Jennifer Cox in the link below and scroll to the Friday, August 25, 2023 entry.
sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/
Fiction – Short fiction should be 5,000 words or less. Stories should contain an element of fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, whimsy, magic realism, mythology, folklore or fairy tale type inspiration. Send a Word document attachment to [email protected]. Please do not type the body of the submission into the email. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are okay.
Poetry – Poetry is NOT the main focus of this publication. I am open to publishing poetry if it is particularly outstanding, but I’m sorry to say that the chances of poetry being accepted are not high.
Art – Looking for moody, mysterious, fantastical art in the genres of horror, dark fantasy and fantasy. Needs are for one piece of art for a cover printed in color, but plenty of black and white art is needed for the inside. Please send good quality JPEG images to [email protected].
Payment
As this is a new magazine, payment is rather small at the moment, but hopefully, with growth, creators will eventually receive the pay they justly deserve. As of right now, fiction will pay one copy of the printed magazine and 1 cent per word. Poetry will pay one copy of the printed magazine and $10. Cover art will receive one copy of the magazine and $50. Inside art will receive one copy of the printed magazine and $10 - $20 depending on the size of the printed version. The creators retain all rights to their work, but contracts will stipulate permission for Illustrated Worlds to have one time use for publication for both electronic and printed versions.
Questions and Submissions
Please send all questions and submissions to editor: Jennifer Cox at [email protected].
For a deeper look at what the magazine is looking for when it comes to submissions, take a look at the interview with editor Jennifer Cox in the link below and scroll to the Friday, August 25, 2023 entry.
sixquestionsfor.blogspot.com/