Website
Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Genres Published
Fiction, Cross Genre Hybrid, Experimental, Horror Thriller Suspense, Humor, Visual Art
Year Established
2025
Address
North Brunswick, New Jersey
Name
Beverly B. Wix
Title
Editor-in-Chief
Email
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Waxen is a quarterly, cooperative effort. We specialize in experimental, weird, surreal, and literary horror and publish short stories, poetry, and art from a diverse set of authors and artists. All contributors are fairly compensated and retain the rights to their work. From the binding to the designs painted on the dust jacket, volumes of Waxen are assembled exclusively by hand. Our physical releases blend literature and art, both in content and presentation, and are released in first-edition batches of 100 hand-numbered, unique copies every three months. (Second editions lacking the hand-painted elements are always available.) Evoking the serialized/genre-focused tales of pulp periodicals, the D.I.Y./anything-goes aesthetics of zine culture, and the excitement and dread of a child leafing through Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark in a musty school library, each issue of Waxen is a celebration of a form and a medium we feel is waning in the digital age.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Year round
Response Time
1-2 months
Charges Writers A Submission/Reading Fee
no
Author Payments
cash, copies
Contests
no
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Number Of Issues Per Year
4
Price Per Issue
20 USD (first editions), 10 USD (second editions)
Subscription Price
N/A
Total Subscribers
N/A
Total Circulation
N/A
Distributors
Copies are self-distributed via website and in person at trade shows/events
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