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Bards and Sages Quarterly
Bards and Sages Publishing




Description
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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
3 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 3000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
3000 to 5000 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Short Story
5001 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Novella
17500 to 20000 words
Less than 1 cent/word


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
2 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Novella
17500 to 20000 words
Less than 1 cent/word


Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 214 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 6 | Average: 114.60 | Median: 119 | Max: 256
Responded:
87.38%
Accepted:
2.80% - avg 126 days
Rejected:
84.57% - avg 114 days (0.55% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
3.27%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
3.27%
Withdrawn:
9.34%

Pending:
There are 54 pending responses. (0 min | 50 average | 45 median | 274 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: 23 August 2023


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