Nature: Futures
Description
Futures is a venue for very short stories or ‘vignettes’ of between 850 and 950 words. The subject is typically near-future, hard SF, although this can be interpreted liberally. In short, what Futures is looking for is originality.
Market Genres
Genres
Science FictionMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
850 to 950 words
$130/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 40 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 40 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 103 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 13 | Average: 84.32 | Median: 78 | Max: 243
Responded:
96.11%
Accepted:
23.30% - avg 86 days
Rejected:
72.81% - avg 83 days
(21.33% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.97%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.97%
Withdrawn:
2.91%
Pending:
There are 41 pending responses.
(6 min | 74.07 average | 68 median | 155 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.
Submission Timeline for Nature: Futures
Submission Timeline
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Listing added: 6 January 2013
Last officially checked: 26 August 2024