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EVENT - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
Note: this publication may close early for submissions if they reach a submission quota; these early closures will not be tracked in this listing.

Note: Writers may only appear in EVENT once every two years.

Whether you’ve never published before, or you’ve published seven novels, we’re looking for the same thing: compelling characters, plots that surprise us, narratives that move us, stories that have something new to say.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Submission window - Dec 1, 2024 thru Jan 31, 2025 (Ends 56 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
General

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

Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
2 cents/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 180 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.


Count:
There are 17 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 62 | Average: 131.14 | Median: 138 | Max: 184
Responded:
82.35%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
82.35% - avg 131 days (7.14% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
17.64%

Pending:
There are 5 pending responses. (1 min | 22.00 average | 4 median | 98 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: 2 February 2013


Last officially checked: 2 August 2024


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