Apex Magazine - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
SF, Fantasy, and Horror with an Edge
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 30 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 30 days
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Oldest Pending Submission: Jan 31, 2023 (last updated Apr 17, 2023)
If you submitted before Jan 31, 2023 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 2109 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 18.78 | Median: 16 | Max: 164
Responded:
98.95%
Accepted:
0.80% - avg 71 days
Rejected:
98.10% - avg 18 days
(2.94% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.04%
Dead Letters:
0.04%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.04%
Withdrawn:
0.99%
Pending:
There are 130 pending responses.
(0 min | 33 average | 13 median | 173 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 6 June 2023
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