Black Gate

A Chicago pub where the ghosts of Blues legends gather to swap tales and jam one final time…a post-apocalyptic cityscape where automated bombers still cruise overhead and the last rock band hears the sound of extinction…a wild west where a trio of demons test the wits of a lone bounty hunter…and the dungeons of Chateau Machecoul, where an aging knight comes face-to-face with a horror unlike anything he’s ever known.

These are just a few of the unique and exciting settings that await you in the big summer issue of Black Gate. This issue features the start of a major fantasy series from Hugo Award-winning author Bill Johnson and a new novelette from epic fantasy novelist David B. Coe, as well as fiction from Cory Doctorow, Tina Jens, Mark McLaughlin, and many others. And don’t miss the return of the hilarious Knights of the Dinner Table comic by Jolly R. Blackburn to the pages of Black Gate!

Interested in submitting fiction to Black Gate? BG magazine is one of the top-paying markets in the field, but we have very specific needs and requirements. Be sure to check out our updated Submission Guidelines to get the latest on what we’re looking for.

New to this edition are clarified requirements & advice for both post and e-mail submmissions, as well as two special features by Black Gate editor John O’Neill: “The Seven Most Common Reasons we Return a Manuscript,” and “Six Things That Will Cause Us to Stop Reading.” That’s thirteen great reasons to have a look at our updated guidelines!