Black Static: New Horror Fiction

A project of TTA Press (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (August 2023). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Black Static is the new title for The Third Alternative, which was founded in 1994. With the arrival of Interzone in 2005 it was no longer necessary to publish science fiction and fantasy in The Third Alternative (not that there was ever very much of it), so we took the opportunity to focus on its darker side and give the magazine a new title to emphasise the slight shift, and give potential readers a clearer idea of what the magazine was all about. So the magazine became Black Static, now fully recognisable as a Horror magazine.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2005

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026