🩸 How to Submit to The Oblivion Index — A Clear Walkthrough
By Managing Editor, Mina Howell
So—
the void has spoken,
you’ve unearthed an artifact worth remembering…
now what?
Below is a simple, step-by-step guide on how to submit your offering to The Oblivion Index.
🜂 Remember the Theme
“The Things We Shouldn’t Remember.”
Every submission for Issue I must echo, distort, or whisper from this theme.
🜁 Accepted Genres
We welcome horror in the following forms:
Cosmic Horror
Psychological Horror
Gothic Horror
Experimental Horror
Body Horror
Liminal / Threshold Horror
Please specify which category your piece falls into when submitting.
🜄 Prohibited Content
These will be automatically declined:
Erotica
Sexual violence
Hate speech or bigotry
Splatter/gore-for-gore-sake
Excessive profanity
AI-generated or AI-assisted writing (zero tolerance)
AI-generated images (if art is submitted, it must be fully original)
🜃 Accepted Narrative Forms
Flash Fiction
Short Fiction
Prose Poems / Horror Poetry
🞮 Word Count Requirements
Flash Fiction: 500–1,000 words
Short Story: 1,000–4,000 words
Poetry: Under 150 lines
🕯️ Submission Window
November 18 – December 15, 2025
(Closes at midnight EST)
🗝️ Submission Form
Submit your piece through the official portal below:
🜔 What Happens Next?
By late December (and often much sooner), you will receive one of three responses:
Accepted
Conditional Acceptance
Declined
If accepted, you’ll receive an email from either Connor Mancuso (Editor-in-Chief) or me, Mina Howell (Managing Editor).
Our editorial team may request light edits to strengthen clarity, tone, or cohesion—but we always honor and protect your authorial voice.
🕳️ For More Information
A full breakdown of our submission guidelines can be found here:
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If you have a story that lingers, a poem that aches, or a memory better left forgotten…
the Index is listening.
— Mina Howell
Managing Editor, The Oblivion Index
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