House of Gamut

Submission Guidelines for House of Gamut

Gamut is open to dark speculative fiction. We are looking for both new and reprint stories, new and reprint non-fiction, as well as new and reprint poems. Check out the individual guidelines for each category. For stories, we are looking for fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, neo-noir, new-weird, transgressive fiction, magical realism, and literary fiction that leans into genre. Our publishing arm will look for novels, collections, and anthologies that are similar in nature. Take, for instance, The Haunting of Hill House, a chilling masterpiece that beckons us into its spectral embrace, or A Clockwork Orange, a dystopian tale that peels back the layers of the human psyche with a disconcerting grin. Then there's The Handmaid's Tale, an alternate history of the U.S. under a fascist, misogynistic dictatorship. And who could forget The Sandman, a symphony of dreams and nightmares? We will pay ten cents a word for original work, and three cents a word for reprints. Poetry is $50 per poem for new work and $25 per poem for reprints. Stories will typically be in the 1,000-5,000 word range, the same for non-fiction. Poetry is pretty open. We support diversity here at Gamut, across the board, especially those voices that are marginalized. NOTE: Reprinted work cannot be available anywhere online. Simultaneous submissions are okay, multiple submissions (outside of poetry) are not. But you may submit one entry to each category—so that means one submission each to new and reprint fiction, new and reprint non-fiction, and new and reprint poetry. Please remove all identifying information from your submissions as we read blind. Thank you for thinking of us, and we look forward to your work.