Walnutport Review

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About

Walnutport Review was born from a simple belief: Great stories deserve a home, and the best judges of fiction are those who have spent a lifetime living inside books.
We aren’t just editors; we are lifelong readers. Our mission is to bypass the “gatekeepers” of traditional publishing and provide a platform for bold, new short fiction that speaks to the human experience. Whether it’s a gripping character study or a world-bending piece of speculative fiction, we are looking for the stories that stick with you long after the tab is closed.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

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Fiction Open

Walnutport Review seeks the haunting and the heavy. We are particularly interested in story-driven fiction that excavates the darker, unmapped territories of the mind.
We are looking for characters operating under their own feverish internal logic—build your story toward the precise moment that logic collapses or reveals its true, terrifying shape. We don’t want passive snapshots; we want stories with teeth. If there isn't blood on the page (literal or emotional) and the stakes aren't absolute, it’s likely not for us.
While we seek the dark and the visceral, Walnutport Review is not a market for the following:
Genre Tropes: We are a literary journal, not a horror/fantasy magazine. We have a hard pass on vampires, werewolves, zombies, or traditional "creature" horror.
Gratuitous Content: We value psychological weight over shock value. We do not publish stories focused on extreme gore, "slasher" tropes, or pornographic content.
Passive Sketches: We are not looking for "quiet" vignettes or plotless observations. If nothing is at stake and nothing changes, it isn't for us.

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 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: Story of the Month receives USD $0.035/word; second place $0.02/word; third place $0.015/word; and runners up $10 flat payment.

Submissions:

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

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Walnutport Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 6 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 27.0 mean avg | 10.5 median | 79 max days (33.5 std dev)

Pending

9 responses are pending (48 min | 97.9 mean avg | 97.0 median | 163 max days waiting | 41.1 std dev) from 9 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 14 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 14 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 13 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:30 UTC (16 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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