GossamerWight Literary Magazine

About

GossamerWight is an independent online literary magazine founded in the UK in 2025. We publish quarterly digital anthologies of dark, unconventional, and uncanny writing: horror—both folk and mainstream—weird, New Weird, speculative, dystopian, supernatural/spectral, fantasy, and Gothic works. If it unsettles, haunts, or quietly refuses to behave, it may well feel at home with us.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: GossamerWight Literary Magazine's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: GossamerWight Literary Magazine's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive: GossamerWight Literary Magazine's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026 12:00 AM GMT Daylight Time (in 15 days) through 30 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Gothic, Weird/New Weird
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Gothic, Weird/New Weird
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dystopian, Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Novel Excerpt: Up to 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Deep Roots (30 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026 12:00 AM GMT Daylight Time (in 15 days) through 30 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Deep Roots (30 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026 12:00 AM GMT Daylight Time (in 15 days) through 30 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Graphic Narrative: Up to 8 pages.

Art Media:

Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Deep Roots (30 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 17 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 6.5 mean avg | 5.0 median | 43 max days (10.6 std dev)

Responses

88.23 %

Acceptances:

29.41 % of submissions accepted (9.4 avg. days per acceptance) | 31.25 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

58.82 % (4.6 avg. days per rejection) | 40.0 % personal, 40.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

5.88 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

5.88 % (43.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

5.88 % (2.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

1 response is pending (24 days waiting).

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 14 days. (11.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 14 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 04 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:30 UTC (7 hours, 17 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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