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Description
Next year’s entry in the acclaimed ‘ABC of Horror’ series will be called Fever Dreams, and as ever I’m looking for stories that are as disturbing, strange and original as you can make them. I’m not averse to humour, and neither am I averse to horror tropes like zombies, vampires and serial killers. But if you are going to write stories with such familiar, tried-and-trusted elements, then you need to find a new and unique way of presenting them. I want to be surprised and scared by your stories, and I want them to be populated by characters who are both believable and identifiable (even the evil ones).


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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Humor

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
8 cents/word

Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
8 cents/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 3 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 14 | Average: 14.00 | Median: 14 | Max: 14
Responded:
33.33%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
33.33% - avg 14 days (0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
66.66%

Pending:
There are 152 pending responses. (4 min | 27.97 average | 28 median | 36 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 31 October 2024


Last officially checked: 31 October 2024


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