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
13 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
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
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Count:
There are 120 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 15 | Average: 89.17 | Median: 82 | Max: 327
Responded:
97.50%
Accepted:
18.33% - avg 103 days
Rejected:
79.16% - avg 85 days
(22.10% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.83%
Lost/Returned:
0.83%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.66%
Pending:
There are 58 pending responses.
(6 min | 80 average | 86 median | 219 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 6 January 2013
Last officially checked: 7 March 2023