Novels
We are closed to novel submissions. Read our guidelines and send us your best when we reopen.
Apex Magazine
Apex Magazine is open to short story and poetry submissions. 
Short Story Guidelines:
1) Mail submissions to apex.submission@gmail.com.
2) Maximum word length a firm 5,000 words.
3) Payment is .05 per word. Paid within 30 days of publication.
4) Please submit either a Microsoft Word Doc or RTF file.
5) Use standard manuscript formatting as outlined by William Shunn. Essentially–double space, 12 pt. Courier or Times New Roman, 1″ borders.
Poetry Guidelines:
1) Maximum line length is a firm 50 lines. Send no more than five poems at a time. No simultaneous submissions with other publishers.
2) Payment is $0.25 per line or $5 per poem, whichever is greater, paid within 30 days of publication.
3) Format your submission professionally (Writers Digest format). Single-space within stanzas.
4) Poems formatted flush left are preferred over those requiring special formatting (concrete poems, poems with staggered indentation, etc.). We’re looking for creativity of expression rather than of page layout.
5) Mail submissions to apex.submission@gmail.com.
Rights and Rules:
1) No simultaneous submissions.
2) Average response time is 20-30 days. Please do not query until after 60 days have passed.
3) We buy first world rights, exclusive for three months, nine months of non-exclusive e-rights after those three months, and non-exclusive anthology rights for three years.
4) Remember, we only want dark/horror/thriller SF. Without an SF angle, your story/poem will be rejected.
Please consider supporting Apex Magazine by joining the Apex Army or a making a purchase of the Apex Magazine anthology omnibus: Descended From Darkness.
