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Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF) - Fiction (Go to Poetry)



Description
Note: wait 21 days between submissions.

We have no formula for fiction. We are looking for stories that will appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers. The SF element may be slight, but it should be present. We prefer character-oriented stories. We receive a lot of fantasy fiction, but never enough science fiction or humor.


Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Humor
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

Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
8 cents/word

Novella
17500 to 25000 words
8 cents/word



Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 90 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 1766 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 27.21 | Median: 15 | Max: 477
Responded:
98.58%
Accepted:
2.37% - avg 113 days
Rejected:
95.97% - avg 24 days (15.98% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.22%
Dead Letters:
0.28%
Lost/Returned:
0.05%
Never Responded:
0.22%
Withdrawn:
1.13%

Pending:
There are 245 pending responses. (1 min | 44 average | 27 median | 346 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: 14 December 2012


Last officially checked: 2 December 2022


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