Literary Fantasy Magazine / Mordschlag Sword & Sorcery / Arcanist Online

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We accept submissions for The Literary Fantasy Magazine (print), Mordschlag Sword and Sorcery (print), our Arcanist Online (web), and other anthology projects we’re working on in the background. All submissions are considered for inclusion to all publications.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

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

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Literary Fantasy Magazine / Mordschlag Sword & Sorcery / Arcanist Online's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Literary Fantasy Magazine / Mordschlag Sword & Sorcery / Arcanist Online's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Literary Fantasy Magazine / Mordschlag Sword & Sorcery / Arcanist Online's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Historical, Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Short Story: 4,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10 for online publication; $0.03/word for print.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Review: 700 - 2,500 words.
Article: 700 - 2,500 words.
Essay: 700 - 2,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Writing, See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10 for online publication.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Historical, Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10 for online publication; $45 per poem for print.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Fantastical.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10 for online publication.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Literary Fantasy Magazine / Mordschlag Sword & Sorcery / Arcanist Online Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 20 reports from 19 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 28.5 mean avg | 27.0 median | 107 max days (24.9 std dev)

Responses

95.00 %

Acceptances:

5.00 % of submissions accepted (19.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 5.26 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

90.00 % (25.9 avg. days per rejection) | 16.7 % personal, 61.1 % form, 22.2 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

5.00 % (80.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

15 responses are pending (68 min | 81.3 mean avg | 78.0 median | 96 max days waiting | 9.4 std dev) from 15 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 26 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 22:44 UTC (5 hours, 52 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Jun 2026

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