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Intergalactic Rejects
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Description
Speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, cosmic horror, etc.) that have been rejected from multiple markets.


This listing is permanently closed for submissions. This may mean one of several things:
  • It was always planned to be a limited-time project, such as a one-time anthology, and the limited-time submission window has ended.
  • The publisher has stated that they are permanently closed, or on hiatus with wording that makes it sound permanent.
  • The publication website is down in a way that appears to be permanent, and we haven't been able to find a new website for them.
  • The publication website is not down, but it appears to have been inactive for more than a year.


Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
8 cents/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

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 437 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 44 | Average: 107.27 | Median: 107 | Max: 182
Responded:
91.76%
Accepted:
1.60% - avg 166 days
Rejected:
90.16% - avg 106 days (16.24% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.68%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.68%
Withdrawn:
7.55%

Pending:
There are 1 pending responses. (297 min | 297.00 average | 297 median | 297 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 Intergalactic Rejects
Submission Timeline
2024/04/08
2024/05/18
2024/06/27
2024/08/07
2024/09/16
2024/10/27
2024/12/06
2025/01/16
2025/02/25
2025/04/07
My Pending
Rejections
Pending
Acceptances
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Listing added: 20 May 2024


Last officially checked: 28 June 2024


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