Literary Hatchet
Lizzie Borden's Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History
The Literary Hatchet publishes contemporary short fiction, poetry, prose, photography, cartoons, and humor by established and emerging writers and artists from around the world. Subjects range from mystery, murder, macabre, horror, monsters, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night.
The Literary Hatchet is a bi-annual literary edition of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden's Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History. They are offered free of charge for downloading in PDF format. More
"People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk."—Stephen King
We accept submissions and pay all authors and artists for their work.
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