Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest
Description
Note: the theme changes every month. Check the guidelines for the theme.
Note: stories rejected from the contest cannot be submitted to Apex Magazine.
We continue to keep our focus on literary genre fiction: horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
Note: stories rejected from the contest cannot be submitted to Apex Magazine.
We continue to keep our focus on literary genre fiction: horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Sep 7, 2023 thru Sep 30, 2023 (Ends 4 days from now)
- Submission Window - Oct 7, 2023 thru Oct 31, 2023 (Begins 10 days from now)
- Submission Window - Nov 7, 2023 thru Nov 30, 2023 (Begins 41 days from now)
- Submission Window - Dec 7, 2023 thru Dec 31, 2023 (Begins 71 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jan 7, 2024 thru Jan 31, 2024 (Begins 102 days from now)
- Submission Window - Feb 7, 2024 thru Feb 29, 2024 (Begins 133 days from now)
- Submission Window - Mar 7, 2024 thru Mar 31, 2024 (Begins 162 days from now)
- Submission Window - Apr 7, 2024 thru Apr 30, 2024 (Begins 193 days from now)
- Submission Window - May 7, 2024 thru May 31, 2024 (Begins 223 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jun 7, 2024 thru Jun 30, 2024 (Begins 254 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jul 7, 2024 thru Jul 31, 2024 (Begins 284 days from now)
- Submission Window - Aug 7, 2024 thru Aug 31, 2024 (Begins 315 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Literary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Oldest Pending Submission: Apr 7, 2023 (last updated Apr 17, 2023)
If you submitted before Apr 7, 2023 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data
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This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 467 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 11.22 | Median: 10 | Max: 31
Responded:
99.35%
Accepted:
1.28% - avg 12 days
Rejected:
98.07% - avg 11 days
(27.72% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.21%
Lost/Returned:
0.21%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.42%
Pending:
There are 27 pending responses.
(0 min | 15 average | 8 median | 95 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
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Listing added: 7 October 2022
Last officially checked: 28 June 2023