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The Dream Shard Grimoire

A project of Cinnabar Press

Fledgling Listing: This project is new and has been listed with us for less than six months.

About

We are especially interested in: horror poetry, weird fiction, flash fiction, experimental poetry and prose, hybrid and genre-dyfing work, occult essays with a literary voice, art that evokes the ephemeral nature of the ineffable, and rituals fetched from the edge of dream.

We are looking for pieces that seem dreamed rather than written, forgotten rituals, haunted dreams, forbidden saints, and the visions that linger long after waking- these are the kinds of ineffable places from which your work should be drawn.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2026

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

Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 09 December 2026* (approx. 44 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

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

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Death as a precursor to rebirth (09 Dec 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 09 December 2026* (approx. 44 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Religion/Spirituality: Occultism, See guidelines.
Other: May vary, See guidelines.

Theme:

Death as a precursor to rebirth (09 Dec 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 09 December 2026* (approx. 44 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: 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: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Death as a precursor to rebirth (09 Dec 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 09 December 2026* (approx. 44 days from now).

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Art Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

Theme:

Death as a precursor to rebirth (09 Dec 2026*)

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

The Dream Shard Grimoire Submission Statistics

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We have not received any submission reports for this listing in the past 12 months.

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Dates

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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