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Market Submission Schedule
Submission Window - Jun 1, 2025 thru Jun 2, 2025 (Begins 9 days from now)
Submission Window - Jul 1, 2025 thru Jul 2, 2025 (Begins 39 days from now)
Submission Window - Aug 1, 2025 thru Aug 2, 2025 (Begins 70 days from now)
Submission Window - Sep 1, 2025 thru Sep 2, 2025 (Begins 101 days from now)
Submission Window - Oct 1, 2025 thru Oct 2, 2025 (Begins 131 days from now)
Submission Window - Nov 1, 2025 thru Nov 2, 2025 (Begins 162 days from now)
Submission Window - Dec 1, 2025 thru Dec 2, 2025 (Begins 192 days from now)
Submission Window - Jan 1, 2026 thru Jan 2, 2026 (Begins 223 days from now)
Submission Window - Feb 1, 2026 thru Feb 2, 2026 (Begins 254 days from now)
Submission Window - Mar 1, 2026 thru Mar 2, 2026 (Begins 282 days from now)
Submission Window - Apr 1, 2026 thru Apr 2, 2026 (Begins 313 days from now)
Submission Window - May 1, 2026 thru May 2, 2026 (Begins 343 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
8 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
8 cents/word
Reprints
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
2 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
2 cents/word
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: 84 days
Market-Provided Data
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 362 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 17.47 | Median: 12 | Max: 261
Responded:
98.89%
Accepted:
0.55% - avg 111 days
Rejected:
96.68% - avg 16 days(37.14% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
1.65%
Dead Letters:
0.27%
Lost/Returned:
0.27%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.82%
Pending:
There are 9 pending responses.
(20 min | 60.33 average | 50 median | 171 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.