Theaker's Quarterly Fiction (TQF)

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We want stories with an element of the fantastic. The ideal issue of Theaker's Quarterly Fiction would feature analogues of a Telzey Amberdon story by James H Schmitz, a Cthulhu mythos story by HP Lovecraft and a Conan story by Robert E Howard. Hard sf, soft sf, fantasy, heroic fantasy, dark fantasy, humorous fantasy, slipstream, magic realism, horror and terror – it's all of interest to TQF.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2004

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published irregularly
Print Publication Print Publication: Published irregularly

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Magic Realism, Slipstream
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Magic Realism, Slipstream
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Hard Science Fiction, Slipstream, Soft Science Fiction

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 40,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 50,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Humorous.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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We have plenty of space for reviews. Books, films, music, art, television, comics – anything is fine, so long as it has a fantasy, sf or horror element.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Music: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 10 Jun 2026

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