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Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Genres Published
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Cross Genre Hybrid, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Horror Thriller Suspense, Mystery Crime, Sci Fi Fantasy Speculative
Year Established
2025
Address
Vancouver, BC
Name
Ciara Gordon
Title
Founder, Editor in Chief
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Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Chthonic Lit is a biannual literary magazine exploring the space where genre fiction and literary fiction converge. We publish speculative short stories that blur the line between real and surreal. Each issue is rooted in the mythic, the uncanny, and the strange. While our primary focus is on short speculative fiction, we also welcome poetry, visual art, essays, and other experimental works that echo our chthonic ethos.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
no
Charges Writers A Submission/Reading Fee
no
Author Payments
copies
Contests
no
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Number Of Issues Per Year
2
Subscription Price
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Total Subscribers
NA
Total Circulation
NA
Number Of Books Published Per Year
1 volume that consists of 2 issues is published each year. The amount of copies printed varies from 50-100 each issue.
Distributors
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What Do You Look For In A Submission?
We love anything uncanny, different, and strange. Our publication is meant to be a space for all of the pieces that might get tossed in a classic literary fiction publication. We accept all genre fiction, but prefer speculative fiction.
What Advice Do You Have For First-time Submitters?
Please read our submission form on submitable fully! We love hearing about you as an author and your interests/inspirations. Be clear but also expressive!
Who Is Your Ideal Reader?
If you are reading Julia Armfield, Cassandra Khaw, Caitlin Starling, Samantha Shannon, Ursula K Le Guin, Octavia Butler, N.K. Jemisin—anyone who likes these styles is our ideal reader!
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