Joy That Sustains: Banned Books Week stories for Cast of Wonders. Submissions (<6k) open May 15-31.
Latest Story: The Rat King Who Wasn't by Stephen Granade
From the Archives of Cast of Wonders: Always There by David Steffen
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May 15
1 Rejection from Beneath Ceaseless Skies
(8 days)
1 Rejection from Copper Nickel - Fiction
(203 days)
1 Rejection from Drabblecast
(156 days)
1 Rejection from ergot.
(15 days)
1 Rejection from Escape Pod
(32 days)
6 Rejections from Factor Four Magazine
(ranging from 10 to 13 days)
2 Rejections from Fahmidan Journal - Fiction
(11 days each)
Acceptance from Fall Into Fantasy Anthology Series (22 days)
(Congratulations Keira Reynolds!)
(Congratulations Keira Reynolds!)
Acceptance from Fall Into Fantasy Anthology Series (22 days)
(Congratulations John Eric!)
(Congratulations John Eric!)
Acceptance from Fall Into Fantasy Anthology Series (31 days)
(Congratulations Em Harriett!)
(Congratulations Em Harriett!)
1 Rejection from Fantasy Magazine - Fiction
(107 days)
1 Rejection from Five on the Fifth - Fiction
(2 days)
Acceptance from Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (44 days)
1 Rejection from Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)
(25 days)
1 Rejection from foofaraw Anthology - Fiction
(49 days)
1 Rejection from Fusion Fragment
(10 days)
1 Rejection from Granta - Fiction
(64 days)
1 Rejection from Heartlines Spec - Fiction
(6 days)
1 Rejection from Kernpunkt Press - Fiction
(38 days)
3 Rejections from Lightspeed
(ranging from 14 to 29 days)
1 Rejection from Nocturne Magazine
(10 days)
1 Rejection from NYC Midnight Microfiction Challenge
(52 days)
5 Rejections from Poet Lore
(196 days each)
1 Rejection from Points in Case - Fiction
(9 days)
1 Rejection from Pulp Asylum
(9 days)
1 Rejection from Rattle
(237 days)
1 Rejection from Remains
(0 days)
1 Rejection from Scary Stories Whispered in the Rain
(60 days)
Acceptance from Short Édition (Short Edition) - Fiction (26 days)
1 Rejection from Shotgun Honey (Flash Fiction)
(131 days)
3 Rejections from SmokeLong Quarterly - Fiction
(ranging from 2 to 4 days)
1 Rejection from Story
(68 days)
2 Rejections from Teach. Write. - Poetry
(38 days each)
Acceptance from Teach. Write. - Poetry (38 days)
(Congratulations DLD!)
(Congratulations DLD!)
Acceptance from The Cosmic Background - Fiction (123 days)
(Congratulations Jenna Hanchey!)
(Congratulations Jenna Hanchey!)
Acceptance from The Daily Tomorrow (36 days)
(Congratulations Alex Shvartsman!)
(Congratulations Alex Shvartsman!)
1 Rejection from The Fabulist - Fiction
(9 days)
1 Rejection from The New Yorker - Shouts & Murmurs
(15 days)
1 Rejection from The Southampton Review - Fiction
(70 days)
1 Rejection from The Southern Review - Fiction
(254 days)
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