✦ THE BLACK FOX SOCIETY ✦

For readers and writers of the strange, the liminal, and the true. 

✧ What Your Membership Includes

Four fixed-format EPUB issues / interactive PDF issues: Black Fox Review publishes four issues per year, each a collection of gothic fiction. Your membership includes every issue as EPUB or PDF, delivered quarterly. (First issue: Summer 2026)

Early Submission Access: Members get first access to our reading periods, with submissions opening two weeks prior to the general public. This gives your work earlier consideration and demonstrates your commitment to The Black Fox Society. 

Free Submissions: Members can submit to every reading period at no cost. Non-members pay $3. First window: April-May 2026.

Three-Act Gothic Guide: Exclusive narratological guide analyzing "The Foxes of Spetchley Park" and three-act theory.

Early Access: Issues before public release.

Virtual Readings: Invitations to events with contributors.

✧ Your Membership Supports

✓ Payment for every contributor we publish ($10 per story)

✓ Sustainable operations for an independent gothic journal

✓ A platform for voices exploring guilt, memory, transformation

✧ One Annual Payment · No Surprises

$7 USD (¥1,000 / €6.50)

“Between fact and fiction, between the living and the dead, between the promise and its keeping.”

Black Fox Review

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When will I receive the first issue?

Summer 2026. Members receive early access before public release.

How do I access the Three-Act Gothic guide?

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Can I submit stories right away?

Yes. Our first reading window opens April-May 2026. Members submit for free.

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