Monster Lairs
Description
This anthology is for tales that feature decidedly inhuman monsters that have been sought out and challenged, befriended, protected, or stolen from their own grounds, roots exposed like naked bone. I want writers to spawn a nightmare with sharp claws.
Wishlist: Dark fantasy and horror are a given, but I would especially like to see genre-chimeras: fairytale horror, gothic fantasy, supernatural horror, cosmic horror, and similar hybrids. Experimental narratives and silver-tongued monsters who bite back with humor are most welcome.
Wishlist: Dark fantasy and horror are a given, but I would especially like to see genre-chimeras: fairytale horror, gothic fantasy, supernatural horror, cosmic horror, and similar hybrids. Experimental narratives and silver-tongued monsters who bite back with humor are most welcome.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
2000 to 4000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
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Count:
There are 84 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 8 | Average: 26.00 | Median: 24 | Max: 52
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
14.28% - avg 31 days
Rejected:
85.71% - avg 25 days
(13.88% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
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Dead Letters:
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Never Responded:
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Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 10 January 2023
Last officially checked: 15 April 2023