We are a platform for the weird and boundless. We support freedom of expression, community engagement, and the open exchange of ideas. We publish quarterly on the solstices and equinoxes.

Weird Lit Magazine is a platform for the weird and boundless. We support freedom of expression, community engagement, and the open exchange of ideas. We publish quarterly on the solstices and equinoxes. Weird Lit Magazine is registered as a nonprofit corporation in the state of Washington and is pursuing 501(c)3 federal tax exemption status.

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

Speculative Magazines Looking for Flash Fiction

Weird Lit Magazine

Weird Lit Magazine seeks short stories under 3000 words or up to three flash pieces under 1000 words each in the following styles and moods:
​​Absurdist, ambiguous, avant-garde, bleak, dark, deadpan, existential, experimental, grotesque, hopeful, horror, humorous, literary, magical realism, noir, psychological, slipstream, speculative, supernatural, weird

​​We want stories with a strong voice and we encourage non-realist narratives and settings.

What not to submit:
- Erotica, fanfic, shallow revenge stories, rewritten fairy tales and fables, rough drafts, swords-and-boards fantasy, hard sci-fi, YA, AI-generated or AI-assisted prose, graphic depictions of rape, or anything involving established IPs, e.g. Disney characters
- ​Previously published works, including self-published
- Stories we have rejected
- More than one submission per reading period (one short story or up to three flash pieces)

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Generally, we go for acrylic/oil paintings and photography, but we're open to any medium as long as the pieces are good and weird. 

We are not interested in work created in any part with the assistance of AI tools or imagery—we want wholehearted, wild creativity and artistic, human framing.

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