The Darkleian Times

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Announcing the Darkleian Times - Tales of speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy and horror that blur the boundaries of what is and what isn’t. There’s not anough great speculative fiction. There can never be enough. Hence, the Darkleian Times - an independant quarterly (at least) e-zine of crackingly good speculative fiction.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

Fiction Closed

Short works of speculative fiction containing some or more elements or sensibilities of science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, alternate history, folklore, and/or related ‘nonrealist’ genres and subgenres. No, I’m not sure what this all means either. I’m not overly keen on excessive porn, or graphic violence. Not that I’m a prude – it just limits your market, man! Also, sword and sorcery fantasy (unless served up with a side-dish of pure ‘speculative fiction’ twist) probably isn’t going to find a place here.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Fabulism, Magic Realism, excluding Sword & Sorcery
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Fabulism, Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Alternate History

Lengths:

Short Story: 2,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles. Excluding: Realist.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment Royalties No monetary payment. Royalties.
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: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026