Kaleidotrope - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Kaleidotrope publishes predominantly speculative fiction and poetry?science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also compelling work that blurs the lines between these and falls outside of neat genre categories. Man does not live on space ships, elves, and ghostly ax murderers alone, after all.
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Market Submission Schedule
- Submission window - Jul 19, 2026 thru Jul 25, 2026 (Begins 35 days from now)
- Submission window - Oct 18, 2026 thru Oct 24, 2026 (Begins 126 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Horror
Humor
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
250 to 1000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
1 cent/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: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 195 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 7 | Average: 11.43 | Median: 12 | Max: 30
Responded:
99.48%
Accepted:
5.64% - avg 16 days
Rejected:
93.84% - avg 11 days
(1.09% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.51%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.51%
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 5 pending responses.
(48 min | 48.60 average | 48 median | 50 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 13 September 2025