''The Harrow'' was an

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for

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and horror fiction, poetry, and reviews, launched in January 1998 by founder and editor-in-chief

Dru Pagliassotti Dru Pagliassotti (born November 29, 1966) is an author of fantasy literature and the editor of ''The Harrow'' online magazine.Moore, Jean Cowden.CLU bookworm writes a novel" ''Ventura County Star'', April 25, 2008. Xyr first published novel was ' ...

. The magazine has an all-volunteer editorial staff and reviewer pool and uses a

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review system that provides authors with individualized feedback on their submissions. In 2008, ''The Harrow'' was published on the first of each month using

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software. From 2009, ''The Harrow'' staff are taking a break and the journal is not in production at the moment.

Awards and recognition

''The Harrow'' has placed within the top 10 in the Preditors and Editors Best Fiction Magazines/E-Zines poll every year since 2003. Pieces first published in the magazine have received recognition in several other venues. First-place ''Harrow'' contest winner "Harming Obsession" by

Bev Vincent Bev Vincent is an essayist and a literary critic, he also is the author of ''The Road to the Dark Tower'' and ''The Stephen King Illustrated Companion.'' Selected bibliography *''The Road to the Dark Tower'' (2005, Cemetery Dance Publications) ...

received an honorable mention in '' The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror'' (16th Ed.); "The Pickup", a short story by Jim Schutte was a 2005 nominee for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award. M. Frost's poem, "Removing the Bloodstain", from the November 2006 issue was reprinted in the March 2007 newsletter from the Horror Writers Association. Well-known authors published in ''The Harrow'' include

Gemma Files Gemma Files is a Canadian horror writer, journalist, and film critic. Her short story, "The Emperor's Old Bones", won the International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Story of 1999. Five of her short stories were adapted for the television ser ...

Peter Crowther Peter Crowther (born 4 July 1949) is a British journalist, short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher and anthologist. He is a founder (with Simon Conway) of PS Publishing. He edits a series of themed anthologies of science fiction short ...

and Marlys Pearson. Editor Pagliassotti's fantasy novel, ''Clockwork Heart'', was published by

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in March 2008.Moore, Jean Cowden.
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" ''Ventura County Star'', April 25, 2008. Other authors published in ''The Harrow'' who also have novels or collections out include Brian Ames and Chris Howard.

Anthologies

In 2006, ''The Harrow'' produced ''Fear of the Unknown'', published by Echelon Press, with an introduction by

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born September 15, 1942) is an American writer. She is known for her series of historical horror novels about the vampire Count Saint-Germain. Biography Yarbro was born in Berkeley, California. She attended Berkeley schoo ...

and including stories by

Poppy Z Brite Billy Martin (born May 25, 1967), formerly Poppy Z. Brite, is an American author. He initially achieved fame in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s by publishing a string of successful novels and short story collections. He i ...

Owl Goingback Owl Goingback (born 1959) is an American author of horror fiction. Works He served as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. In 2020 Goingback's novel ''Coyote Rage'' was awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Novel. Bibliography Novels *''Crota' ...

and

Jack Ketchum Dallas William Mayr (November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018), better known by his pen name Jack Ketchum, was an American horror fiction author. He was the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. His novels inclu ...

. In 2007, it followed up with ''Midnight Lullabies'', published by The Harrow Press, with an introduction by

Tim Wynne-Jones Tim Wynne-Jones, (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults, radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production ''Fraggl ...

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