Best WTF Is Genre Lit Mags of 2024

Bloodletter is a feminist horror magazine showcasing personal and analytical perspectives on the horrific by women, trans, and non-binary writers.

Bloodletter is a biannual feminist horror magazine publishing personal and analytical perspectives on the horrific by women, trans, and non-binary writers. Bloodletter offers an exploratory space for writers to share their lived experiences of horror and the theoretical implications of the genre through fiction, non-fiction, film critique, interviews, and poetry. A featured artist is selected to illustrate each issue, resulting in an unconventional multidisciplinary digital platform that offers new and vital perspectives on the horror genre. Our core mission is to celebrate marginalized voices and empower emerging writers. Bloodletter is a magazine and a community, bonded by the alchemic capacity of storytelling to transform horror into liberation.

This list is a mixed bag. Some places are highly competitve, some accessible, and some just have good vibes. 

What they all have in common though is that they love to publish emerging writers and you can trust them with your work. 

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Chill Subs Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards are run annually to celebrate those magazines and editors who go above and beyond to build strong communities and publish great writing. Winners are selected 100% by community vote! In 2024 over 500 magazines were nominated with over 3000 votes cast. Here are the winners for wtf is genre.

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Flash fiction meets speculative worlds. Science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, futuristic—anything that transcends reality in very short form.

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We put out a poll asking where the cool kids are submitting their writing these days and  damn did our community come through. In an internet drowning in AI and advertising your real recommendations are everything.

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Yup. These are the spooky folks, folks. Scary stories go here. How much bullshit needs to be crammed into these intros so Google picks it up when you go looking for it? A lot, I guess. I mean, the title says it all, doesn't it? I hope so, cause, uh, I'm out of characters.

Where to publish horror stories

Bloodletter Magazine

Oh my god this was so awesome, how could I live without experience with this magazine my whole life. I'm turning 96 next month.

One woman, trans, or non-binary artist is selected to illustrate each issue of Bloodletter. The featured artist will create artwork in response to each written piece in the issue, thereby defining the visual language of the issue. Featured artists will be promoted extensively on Bloodletter’s website and across all social media channels, and their illustrations will remain in Bloodletter’s permanent archive.

Featured artists will be required to:

Produce a maximum of 22 illustrations within a three-month period
Work with strict deliverable deadlines
Work collaboratively with the editor-in-chief throughout the issue’s development
All 2D art mediums are welcomed. Submissions are accepted year-round. Artists in contention will be invited for a follow-up meeting with Bloodletter’s editor-in-chief before selections are made.

Featured artists will receive a $250 stipend.

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