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Trembling With Fear

A project of The Horror Tree (see other related projects).

About

Trembling With Fear Is Horror Tree’s inclusion of shorts and drabbles submitted for your entertainment by our readers!

Important: Submissions are limited to certain lengths during some submission periods. As always, check their full guidelines before submitting.
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Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 52 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Trembling With Fear's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable
Trembling With Fear's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive
Trembling With Fear's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Subgenre: Dark Fantasy
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Exactly 100 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Flash Fiction: 800 - 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Seasons/Holidays: Specific holidays.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Pays occasionally, up to Token payment. Details: $5.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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

Trembling With Fear Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 11 reports from 10 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
9 min | 38.9 mean avg | 37.0 median | 136 max days (40.0 std dev)
Responses
90.91 %
Acceptances:
54.55 % of submissions accepted (27.2 avg. days per acceptance) | 60.00 % 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:
36.36 % (49.0 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
9.09 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
9.09 % (136.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
-
Pending
2 responses are pending (15 min | 17.0 mean avg | 17.0 median | 19 max days waiting | 2.8 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 21 days. (72.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 21 days.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 10 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 18 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 19:44 UTC (2 hours, 55 minutes ago).

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Before Submitting

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  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 14 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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