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Pharmacopeia Obscura The August Doctor's Notes Anthology

A project of JayHenge Publishing (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (November 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

This collection will explore medicine’s strangest frontiers—real and imagined—through the cryptic lens of the August Doctor, whose notes chronicle the weird, wondrous, and macabre.

We seek stories of speculative medicine: ancient treatments with unforeseen side effects, sentient diseases, experimental therapies, uncanny medical devices, or practitioners whose ethics and methods straddle the line between genius and madness. Think: surgical sorcery, pharmaceutical horror, future bioware, medieval apothecaries with secrets, or cosmic parasites only the Doctor understands. Tone can range from dark and eerie to surreal and satirical—but all submissions should have an edge of the uncanny.

We are not looking for stories with excessive gore for its own sake, or stories that stigmatize illness or disability. Psychological, existential, or body horror elements are welcome if handled thoughtfully.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Sweden
Established in 2025

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time publication
Print Publication Print Publication
One-time publication

AI Policy

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Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 12,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $5 per 1,000 words.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Pharmacopeia Obscura Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 12 reports from 9 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
7 min | 119.1 mean avg | 132.5 median | 152 max days (49.5 std dev)
Responses
100.00 %
Acceptances:
16.67 % of submissions accepted (126.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 22.22 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
83.33 % (117.3 avg. days per rejection) | 30.0 % personal, 70.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 8.3 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
-

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 17 Feb 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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