We welcome submissions from students, faculty, alumni, and the wider literary community—especially those drawn to the gothic in its many forms.
Since we are interested in literary resonance, we are also open to work that challenges genre boundaries or speaks from unexpected places.
While we retain editorial discretion to prioritize student voices, we warmly welcome select external contributors, including alumni and invited writers.
Polish Gothic is now accepting submissions of fiction (short and short-short stories) and non-fiction (personal essays) for the November 1st deadline.
Submissions of art and photography are open year round.
Prose submissions for Flash Fiction are between 450 and 580 words; for Fiction, 1800 words is the starting point; Personal Essays begin at 600 words. For all submissions 6000 words is the limit.
For all review types (book, film, movie series, visual and performance art, as well as internet culture) a pitch of 150 words is preferable. We welcome marginalized subjects and unique perspectives.
Please read what we have already published before submitting.
Standard formatting, Times New Roman 12 p. font preferred.
We have an open call for Student Editorial Board; if you are a University of Gdańsk student and are interested in joining our Editorial Team, please contact us at editor.polishgothic@ug.edu.pl.