midnight & indigo - Fiction
(Nonfiction)
Description
Limited Demographic: Black women
We are looking for previously unpublished, CHARACTER-DRIVEN fictional short stories written by Black women writers. All genres are welcome. Subject matter and plots can run the gamut, but we want emotion, grit, soul, and writing that forges an immediate connection with the reader.
We are looking for previously unpublished, CHARACTER-DRIVEN fictional short stories written by Black women writers. All genres are welcome. Subject matter and plots can run the gamut, but we want emotion, grit, soul, and writing that forges an immediate connection with the reader.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Horror
Humor
Literary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1500 to 7000 words
7 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 7 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 30 | Average: 81.50 | Median: 84 | Max: 130
Responded:
85.71%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
85.71% - avg 81 days
(50.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
14.28%
Pending:
There are 4 pending responses.
(12 min | 81.25 average | 101 median | 110 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.
Submission Timeline for midnight & indigo
Submission Timeline
2024/04/01
2024/05/11
2024/06/20
2024/07/31
2024/09/09
2024/10/20
2024/11/29
2025/01/09
2025/02/18
2025/03/31
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Listing added: 19 April 2019
Last officially checked: 23 January 2025