The Dread Machine publishes futuristic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction. We love art and have decided to start accepting cover submissions. Here are the rules:

No generated art. Robots won’t be taking artist jobs at The Dread Machine. We love Midjourney and use it to create the feature images on this site, but we prefer not to use generated images on our covers. (You are welcome to join our Discord and generate some feature image art with us there, though!)

All submitted art must be entirely unpublished. Please don’t post your submission online until after it has gone through our blind review process. 

We accept simultaneous submissions. If someone else snatches your submission up before we do, we’d appreciate it if you’d immediately remove it from our queue by withdrawing via Moksha.

We accept multiple submissions. You may send us up to three art submissions simultaneously. Please do not combine your submissions. Each must be rated and reviewed independently.

We use an entirely blind submission review process. Remove all personal identifying information from your file before uploading. Put identifying information in your cover letter, not in the filename or on the art piece. Our team should not know your name, address, phone number, or email address, nor should they have a long list of your professional accomplishments or links to your social media profiles. Please remove this information entirely, or your submission will be rejected for not following the guidelines. This is a firm policy. In addition to valuing your privacy, we believe all artists deserve a fair shot. Submissions must stand on their own, apart from the artist’s notoriety and achievements.