parABnormal Magazine
c/o Hiraeth Publishing, P.O. Box 1248
Tularosa NM 88352
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Website: https://www.hiraethsffh.com/search-results?q=parabnormal+
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Editor: H David Blalock
Email address: mailto:parabnormal.magazine@gmail.com
About The Publication:
. “The subject matter of parABnormal Magazine is, yes, the paranormal. For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores. PLEASE NOTE: CREATURES LIKE VAMPIRES, GHOULS, WEREWOLVES, AND ZOMBIES ARE NOT PARANORMAL. Shapeshifters, for the purpose of this magazine, refer to the spiritual shift, not the physical. Think Native American shaman. Paranormal activity centers around the human, not the creature.” Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 30-90 days. Buys First N.A. Serial Rights and electronic rights for one year. Sometimes accepts reprints if published more than two years prior. Responds within 90 days. Subscription $32/year. Guidelines online
PAYS $6 – $25.
Current Needs:
“We are looking for stories about the paranormal. We do not want stories that involve excessive blood, gore, digestive tracts, and so forth. We also dislike stories with pornographic content. If you write a story with gore or sex, it must be appropriate to the plot and presented well. If you write a dark story, make sure it is spooky. Makes sure it is a story that should be read with all the lights on, with the reader looking over his or her shoulder while turning the pages. Once again, we are not interested in zombie, ghoul, or vampire stories for this publication. No ghouls, no zombies, no vampires of any kind. N.B. The recent emergence of AI-assisted writing has given rise to concerns about copyright. We employ the latest in software to detect AI generated content. Although the technology is not perfect, we are confident enough in it to insist that stories submitted have a minimum of 65% confidence of human creation. We have received submissions that not only did not meet our normal guidelines, but rated far below 65% and could be traced to other works online. Authors of work submitted below that level of confidence will be advised of the reason for rejection. We apologize for the necessity of subjecting work to this kind of scrutiny, but we do not want to violate any creator’s copyright and want to showcase only original content.” Pays $25/original story, $20/article, $7/interview or review, $6/poem, and $7/reprint. Stories range 3000-6000 words; articles, reviews and interviews range 1500-4000 words, and poetry 5-15 lines. Submit complete manuscripts with cover letters, as well as a link to your portfolio for artwork via email.
PHOTO/ART: “Cover art is on a commission only basis. Interior art should be black and white, 300 dpi or better, suitable for full page display.” Pays $5/interior art, and $200/cover art.
Pays $25/original story, $20/article, $7/interview or review, $6/poem, and $7/reprint.
Photos/Art:
“Cover art is on a commission only basis. Interior art should be black and white, 300 dpi or better, suitable for full page display.” Pays $5/interior art, and $200/cover art.
Hints:
“Be advised that we receive hundreds of submissions each open period. Response can be slow at times because of this. If response is not received within 90 days, please advise. We create shortlists that can sometimes hold work for more than the 90 day period, but we will advise if this is the case. As a quarterly magazine that publishes only about 5 or 6 stories per issue, an accepted piece may not see publication for up to a year. We appreciate that this delay may be unacceptable for some and understand if a writer or artist wishes to withdraw their work from consideration because of it. A simple email notification will suffice. Contracts are issued for accepted pieces ASAP and payment is usually accomplished within 10 days of acceptance. Contributor copies may be delayed due to printing or mailing problems. We do not have themes for our issues, so anything generally paranormal in nature is considered.”
Welcomes New Writers: Yes