House of Arcanum A Journal of Curated Fiction

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Arcanum: A great secret or mystery; one of the supposed great secrets of nature which alchemists tried to discover. Recorded from the late 16th century, the word represents the use as a noun of the neuter of the Latin adjective arcanus ‘mysterious, secret’, from arcere ‘to shut up’, from arca ‘chest’.
House of Arcanum is an independent non-profit literary organization.
Spawned from the boredom and lack of interest we have in the current work in so many prestigious journals, we wanted to build a house where it’s safe to play, take risks, and entertain while telling us your deepest truth. We won’t be skewed by publication history or what we think we should like. We know that already. Make us think. Make us feel. Keep us reading long enough to do those things. And throw in a ghost or something.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2024

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication

Unknown publication frequency.

Fiction Temp Closed

We love literary fiction with some magical realism, speculative elements, or mystery. Teach us something about life and keep it accessible!

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Genre	Subgenres
General General	Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Magic Realism.
Fantasy Fantasy	Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Slipstream.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/Crime	Open to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science Fiction	Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream.

Lengths:

Flash Fiction Flash Fiction	Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story	1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Accuracy	We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	3 min \| 7.8 mean avg \| 8.0 median \| 12 max days (3.7 std dev)

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Most recent response reported was received on 18 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Nov 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025
Last Audited: 08 Jan 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 19 Jul 2024

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