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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 Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
850 to 950 words
$130/piece



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
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 100 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 85.92 | Median: 73 | Max: 395
Responded:
94.00%
Accepted:
22.00% - avg 90 days
Rejected:
72.00% - avg 84 days (19.44% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
3.00%
Lost/Returned:
2.00%
Never Responded:
1.00%
Withdrawn:
3.00%

Pending:
There are 43 pending responses. (0 min | 48 average | 46 median | 133 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.


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Listing added: 6 January 2013


Last officially checked: 26 August 2024


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