Three-Lobed Burning Eye (3LBE) is a speculative fiction magazine published online twice per year and print anthology (every other year). Each issue features six original stories, some with audio readings. 3LBE was founded by editor Andrew S. Fuller in 1999.
Please read some issues of the the magazine to learn what they published, and read the full guidelines before submitting ficition.
Fiction Guidelines
What they Publish: Original speculative fiction.
Word Count: Short fiction 1001–7500 words, Flash fiction ≤1000 words, (2000–5000 preferred length)
Simultaneous Submissions: No. (Do not send to another publication simultanteously.)
Multiple Submissions: No. (Do not send more than one.)
Reprints: No. (Do not send stories previously printed, posted online, audio, or via Patreon.)
Language: English (Translations are welcome from around the world.)
Pay Rate: $100 for short fiction, $30 for flash fiction; + 1 print annual
Rights: They purchase first world electronic rights, with non-exclusive archival rights, optional first audio rights, and non-exclusive anthology rights for the annual printed later. Payment is made within 30 days of publication via PayPal.
Response Time: Within 90 days
Submission Status: They are currently open to submissions. All submissions through May 21, 2020 have been read and responded to. Please query if you haven’t heard back.
Our Needs
What They Are Looking For
Original speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, and science fiction. They are looking for short stories from across the big classifications and those shadowy places between: magical realism, fantastique, slipstream, interstitial, and the Weird. They will consider suspense or western, though they prefer it contain some speculative element. They like voices that are full of feeling, from literary to pulpy, with styles unique and flowing, but not too experimental. All labels aside, they want tales that expand genre, that value imagination in character, narrative, and plot. We want to see something new and different.
They believe in diverse characters and points of view in fiction; and encourage authors of every race, culture, creed, gender, orientation, expression, status, age, and ability to submit their work.
Their issues include audio readings. If your story is accepted, you will have the opportunity to record your story, have a colleague do so, or one of their narrators.
They prefer that contributors wait two issues before submitting again. If your 3LBE story is later reprinted in another publication, they will appreciate a mention.
What They Are NOT Looking For
They are not interested in fan fiction, novel excerpts, or memoir. They do not publish poetry or non-fiction (reviews, essays, interviews). They are not currently considering reprints or outside artwork.
They are not looking for extreme horror. Please avoid excessive descriptions of violence or gore.
They do not publish erotica per se, but won’t mind some hotness in context of the story.
Though 3LBE’s title echoes a line from an H. P. Lovecraft story, their publication is not a Cthulhu Mythos-themed venue. They are open to the occasional “Lovecraftian” short or cosmic horror tale, though they prefer that you make the story your own.
For legal reasons, writers must be at least 18 years old.
How to Submit
They only accept electronic submissions via their online form. They do not accept email submissions or attachments, your story will be pasted into the online form. If after 90 days you do not hear from them, feel free to query.
If you receive a rejection, please wait a minimum of seven (7) days before submitting again. Please do not respond to rejections, even to say thank you, or resubmit revisions of rejected stories. Also, please limit your submissions to a few in a calendar year.
Cover Letter
Brief cover letters are appreciated, no more than a single paragraph, please. Include your top three or four publishing credits and any experience relevant to the story. Please refrain from summarizing your story.
Formatting
Please format italics with surrounding underscores. Indicate section breaks with # symbol, do not add extra manual line breaks. Single- or double-line spacing does not matter. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are characteristics of a professional manuscript.
Advice
Read a few issues of 3LBE to see what they publish. Write something better. Explore, challenge, be original. They only want your best.
Read widely in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, and other genres. Beware clichés, overused language, hackneyed plots, cheap thrills, thin characters, and wish fulfillment. There is nothing wrong with tropes and trends like vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, serial killers, faeries, superheroes, or aliens; but we are interested in new explorations of ideas. Don’t rely on cleverness and twists. Strive for depth, texture, and imagination.
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