Submissions
THEMED CALL:
Our next issue is themed around POETRY. Give us prose poems, free verse, weird forms! Make it horrible and lyrical! We want your poems!
If you want to be considered for this call, put THEMED CALL—# of Poems in your email subject.
Deadline is May 5th, 2026. Get it in!
The Dread Literary Review is always open for submissions for weekly features. We publish poetry, flash fiction (under 1k words) and short fiction (up to 5k words).
Please submit your work as a word doc or a .pdf to thedreadliteraryreview@gmail.com. At this time we are not able to offer payment for work.
Please put SUBMISSION—Piece Name in your subject.
Simultaneous submissions are okay. Previously published work is also okay, so long as you retain the rights to your work. Our writers and poets retain their rights to this work, we only take rights to one-time internet publication.
Cover letters are encouraged, even if you just want to talk about your favorite scary movies. At least give yourself an author bio detailing where you’re from. Also, if you would like a bio, social media, or other site to be featured, put it in the email.
AI will never be permitted.
We will always respond with either an acceptance or a rejection, so please be patient with us as we read all of your submissions. Sometimes things do slip through the cracks, so please query if you haven’t heard back in four months.
Please note that The Dread is a literary magazine for horror and speculative writing. Writing in other genres will not be considered for publication.