death kit

About

death kit is a literary magazine, founded in london in 2025. we publish work by writers you know, and those you will know soon enough. faction/fict, poems (good ones), and unimpeachable opinion; we are proud to be the uk’s most affordable and accessible literary magazine.
we want to hear from you, reader, and you, writer: we are a stage on which good and worthwhile literature begins. and we’re very nice, and we pay writers for their work, and we have fun parties sometimes, and deliver to your door.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2025

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: death kit's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.

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Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 2,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: GBP £40 for fiction over 1,000 words.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: 300 - 1,000 words.
Essay: 1,000 - 2,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 2,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pays occasionally, up to Professional payment. Details: GBP £40 for essays over 1,000 words; no payment for reviews.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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death kit Submission Statistics

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We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

7 min | 19.8 mean avg | 25.0 median | 27 max days (8.9 std dev)

Pending

6 responses are pending (17 min | 53.7 mean avg | 30.0 median | 184 max days waiting | 77.4 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 10 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:00 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 29 Jul 2026

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