Three-Lobed Burning Eye
Description
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Original speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction. We’re looking for short stories from across the big classifications and those shadowy places between: magical realism, fantastique, slipstream, interstitial, and the weird tale. We will consider suspense or western, though we prefer it contain some speculative element. We like voices that are full of feeling, from literary to pulpy, with styles unique and flowing, but not too experimental. All labels aside, we want tales that expand genre, that value imagination in character, narrative, and plot. We want to see something new and different.
We believe in diverse characters and points of view in fiction; and encourage authors of every race, culture, creed, gender, orientation, expression, status, age, and ability to submit their work.
Note: If your work is rejected, wait seven days to submit again.
Note: If your work is accepted, wait three issues after publication to submit again.
Original speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction. We’re looking for short stories from across the big classifications and those shadowy places between: magical realism, fantastique, slipstream, interstitial, and the weird tale. We will consider suspense or western, though we prefer it contain some speculative element. We like voices that are full of feeling, from literary to pulpy, with styles unique and flowing, but not too experimental. All labels aside, we want tales that expand genre, that value imagination in character, narrative, and plot. We want to see something new and different.
We believe in diverse characters and points of view in fiction; and encourage authors of every race, culture, creed, gender, orientation, expression, status, age, and ability to submit their work.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Sep 1, 2024 thru Sep 15, 2024 (Ends 2 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jan 1, 2025 thru Jan 15, 2025 (Begins 109 days from now)
- Submission Window - May 1, 2025 thru May 15, 2025 (Begins 229 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Suspense/Thriller
Western
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
$30/piece
Short Story
1000 to 1499 words
$30/piece
Short Story
1500 to 7499 words
$100/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 60 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 60 days
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Count:
There are 864 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 27.21 | Median: 18 | Max: 258
Responded:
97.91%
Accepted:
0.23% - avg 61 days
Rejected:
97.68% - avg 27 days
(1.06% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
1.15%
Lost/Returned:
0.34%
Never Responded:
0.81%
Withdrawn:
0.92%
Pending:
There are 67 pending responses.
(0 min | 29 average | 4 median | 697 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 13 September 2024