NECKSNAP Magazine

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About

NECKSNAP Magazine is a literary horror magazine founded in 2024. We strive to push through the outer boundaries of the genre, and look for work that challenges us. We want your most seizing voices, your prickliest characters, and language that is as precise as it is surprising. Show us what horror can be, and what it can become. Experiment with form, style, voice, and content. Shock us not with gore alone—although don’t be afraid to include it—but with the bracing depth of your characters and inventiveness of your voice.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: NECKSNAP Magazine's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: NECKSNAP Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: NECKSNAP Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro, Gothic, Noir, Paranormal, Soft Horror, Supernatural

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

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

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $5.00.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro, Gothic, Noir, Paranormal, Soft Horror, Supernatural

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Prose poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

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

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $5.00.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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NECKSNAP Magazine Submission Statistics

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We have received 20 reports from 19 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

36 min | 58.9 mean avg | 54.0 median | 96 max days (14.6 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

100.00 % (58.9 avg. days per rejection) | 55.0 % personal, 35.0 % form, 10.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

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Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (5.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 04:27 UTC (5 hours, 8 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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