Uncanny - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
Uncanny is seeking passionate SF/F fiction and poetry with gorgeous prose– intricate, experimental stories and poems with verve and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs from writers from every conceivable background. Uncanny believes there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
750 to 1000 words
10 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 6000 words
10 cents/word
Novella
17500 to 40000 words
10 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Estimated Response: 45 days
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Estimated Response: 45 days
Market Response Data
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Accuracy:
There are 674 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 17.70 | Median: 14 | Max: 83
Responded:
99.40%
Accepted:
1.92% - avg 52 days
Rejected:
97.32% - avg 16 days
(4.11% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.14%
Dead Letters:
0.59%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.59%
Pending:
2 pending responses (54 min | 74 average | 74 median | 95 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 28 July 2014
Last officially checked: 5 January 2021