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Submission Guidelines

Exploring Fantasy, Folklore, and the Fae-Touched Unknown

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We welcome submissions that transport, transform, and linger in the imagination. Our magazine focuses on fantasy in all its forms—from lush high fantasy to eerie folklore, quiet magic to mythic retellings. If your piece has heart, wonder, and a whisper of the unreal, we want to read it.

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What We’re Looking For

We accept original, unpublished works in the following categories:

  • Short Fiction: 1,000 to 5,000 words (flexible up to 6,000 for exceptional stories)

  • Flash Fiction: Under 1,000 words

  • Poetry: Up to 3 poems per submission (no more than 5 pages total)

  • Creative Nonfiction or Essays: 1,000 to 3,000 words on fantasy-related topics (folklore, myth, worldbuilding, genre analysis, etc.)

  • Visual Art: Fantasy-themed digital or traditional art (JPEG or PNG format, high resolution)

We’re especially interested in:

  • Inclusive and diverse voices across cultures, identities, and mythologies

  • Stories rooted in underrepresented folklore or original worldbuilding

  • Emotionally resonant, character-driven narratives

  • Pieces that play with form, voice, or tradition in unexpected ways

Submission Guidelines

Format

  • Submit as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf (for writing), or .jpg/.png (for artwork)

  • Double-spaced, 12pt readable font (preferably Times New Roman or Garamond)

  • Include your name, email, and a short third-person bio (50–100 words)

Send Submissions to the Contact page
Subject Line: [Category] – “Title” – Your Name
(e.g., Short Fiction – “The Saltwood Pact” – Elinor Wren)

Simultaneous Submissions are allowed, just let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Multiple Submissions: You may submit to multiple categories, but please only one submission per category per reading period.

Previously Published Work: We do not accept reprints at this time, including self-published work.

Rights & Payment

At this time, The Lorekeeper’s Journal is a passion project run by volunteers. We are not able to offer payment for accepted works, but contributors retain full rights after publication and will be promoted across our website and social platforms.

We request first electronic publishing rights and archival rights (your piece will remain on our site unless otherwise requested). You may publish it elsewhere after 90 days of appearance in our magazine, just give us a nod!

Submission Periods

We are not currently open to Submissions.

Response time is typically 4–6 weeks. If you haven’t heard from us by then, feel free to nudge.

Final Notes

We are kind people, and we hope you are too. No hate speech, AI-generated content, or gratuitous violence. We love weird, but we also love heart.

If you're unsure whether your piece fits, send it anyway. We’d love to be surprised.

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