NOTE: Poetry submission are CLOSED until further notice. Any poems submitted after February 19th will not be considered.

WAXEN is a quarterly, cooperative effort. All contributors are fairly compensated and retain the rights to their work. We specialize in experimental, weird, and literary horror.

From the binding to the design on the dust jacket, volumes of Waxen are assembled exclusively by hand. Our physical releases blend literature and art, both in content and presentation, and celebrate a form we feel is waning in the digital age.

We are looking for short fiction, poetry, visual art, and illustrations.

We are interested in the weird, the occult, the surreal, and the horrific.

We love experimentation.

Please ensure:

Fiction submissions do not exceed 5000 words.

Illustrations are optimized for black and white printing.

Please avoid:

Graphic sexual violence.

Graphic violence against children.

AI-generated content.

Previously published stories/poems.

Seasonal submission deadlines:

FALL…9/15

WINTER…12/15

SPRING…3/15

SUMMER…6/15

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