Archive of the Odd
Description
Stories can be in any format except traditional prose. Stories told in forum messages? Great! Police blotters? Excellent! Receipts? If you can swing that, we want to see it!
More weight will be given to new and unusual formats. Part of that is the sake of novelty, part of that is just because we don’t want five epistolary stories in one issue.
Submissions do not have to rely entirely on text! If you would like to submit something in the form of a webpage that has considerable html/CSS going on, just make sure it’s in pdf form when you submit it. We still pay by word, but mixed media pieces are wholly welcome.
All work must be speculative, horror being preferred. We’d like a variety of time periods but won’t judge against you for being set in the present or near present.
More weight will be given to new and unusual formats. Part of that is the sake of novelty, part of that is just because we don’t want five epistolary stories in one issue.
Submissions do not have to rely entirely on text! If you would like to submit something in the form of a webpage that has considerable html/CSS going on, just make sure it’s in pdf form when you submit it. We still pay by word, but mixed media pieces are wholly welcome.
All work must be speculative, horror being preferred. We’d like a variety of time periods but won’t judge against you for being set in the present or near present.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
1 cent/word Advance + Royalties
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word Advance + Royalties
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
1 cent/word Advance + Royalties
Reprints
Flash
500 to 1000 words
1 cent/word Advance + Royalties
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word Advance + Royalties
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
1 cent/word Advance + Royalties
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 112 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 36 | Average: 78.61 | Median: 77 | Max: 200
Responded:
98.21%
Accepted:
8.92% - avg 105 days
Rejected:
89.28% - avg 75 days
(65.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.89%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.89%
Withdrawn:
0.89%
Pending:
There are 23 pending responses.
(6 min | 34.08 average | 41 median | 44 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 October 2021
Last officially checked: 27 January 2025