Submission Guidelines


SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN DECEMBER 15 to FEBRUARY 15.
 
Please read ALL submission guidelines before sending work to this publication. Work that does not follow our guidelines will be rejected without being read. No exceptions.

*Please DO NOT send print submissions to one of our home addresses. It’s extra creepy.

What Can I Submit?
  1. A single entry of 1-3 poems, 1-3 two-sentence stories, or 1 piece of artwork per reading period.
    • We read December 15-February 15
  2. If you submit your poems or stories as individual entries instead of in one entry, we will only read your first submission. All others will be denied without review. If you submit more than one piece of art, we will only consider the first piece.
  3. No simultaneous or previously published work. This can get messy. So, we don't deal with it. We only want fresh work. If you've posted to social media or a personal blog, you may submit to us as we do not count as previously published work.
  4. Poetry Tips: We want short succinct work. Please do not exceed 30 lines per poem. Do not send us an epic. Also, keep in mind that our format does not allow for very long lines. For more on the type of work we're looking for, please review "The Mission" and one or two of our archived issues. 
  5. Two -Sentence Story Tips: We want stories that evoke creeping fear or dread, atmosphere is a must. Remember, two sentences only. 
  6. Artwork Tips: Send us your weird stuff! Horror, Fantasy, Bizarro. We want to see things that chill us. (Stuff not to send: Sexually explicit images, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Bigotry. That's not for us. If that's your thing, this isn't the publication for you.)
  7. We only respond to accepted submissions. If you don't hear from us by April 15th, please consider your submission denied. We're sorry, but right now we lack the staff to personally respond to each piece.
How and Where Do I Submit?
Submit by e-mail to aberrationlabyrinth@gmail.com (Please write SUBMISSION/ TYPE OF SUBMISSION and YOUR NAME in the subject line of the e-mail)
 
POETRY: Entries must be pasted IN PLAIN TEXT into the body of a single e-mail. Multiple e-mails will be deleted without being read. We only take your first one each reading period. E-mails with attachments will be deleted without being read.  
 
ARTWORK: Entries should be attached as either .JPGs or .PNGs, no PDFs.

If we've rejected your work, it likely means it did not fit with the current needs. Don't be discouraged; submit to the next issue.

Aberration Labyrinth claims first-time publication rights, but all rights revert back to the author upon publication. The publisher will keep the poetry active through the duration of the issue, after which it will be archived.  We will not remove poems from our .pdf files. If you publish this work again, please mention that you were first published here. 

*Writers will receive a full-color PDF of the publication (or an e-pub upon request) and promotion on our editor, Alessia's IG page @horrorgirlserenade. We do nominate poetry for "Best of The Net" and Pushcart.



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