Cough Syrup Magazine MATURE CONTENT

This project is believed to be defunct. (June 2021)

About

The Wyrd. Those In Between moments you experience at 3AM that you try to explain, try to make someone understand but no one gets it. The Fourth Dimension, the Fourth Plateau. The Creeping Strangeness. The Clarity of ‘Oh shit it’s always like this’, but no one can sees it. The Fucking Weirdness that’s always around. And the reverse alchemy of trying to distill that feeling into a story or poem or art. The Glimpse of Horrible Ecstatic Clarity and we all just want everyone to have a taste. You want to see it , to feel it. It’s here. Dig the day.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Literary, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Philosophy.
Religion/Spirituality.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Article: No specific word count limits known; Up to 5 pieces.
Essay: No specific word count limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Literature/Books.
Philosophy: General, Metaphysics.
Society/Culture: Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry, Free verse, Haiku (or related).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Literary, Surrealist.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Philosophy.
Religion/Spirituality.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Digital art.
Illustration.
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Painting.
Photography.
Other medium.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Abstract, Erotic art, Experimental, Graffiti.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026