Seize the Press
Description
Seize The Press is looking to publish dark, transgressive speculative fiction. Bleak science fiction, dark fantasy and horror only. Three stipulations:
Strict 2000 word limit
No moralising
No happy endings
Strict 2000 word limit
No moralising
No happy endings
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Originals Only
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Originals Only
Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 373 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 16.44 | Median: 15 | Max: 77
Responded:
98.12%
Accepted:
2.14% - avg 17 days
Rejected:
95.97% - avg 16 days
(8.65% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.87%
Pending:
There are 11 pending responses.
(11 min | 54 average | 23 median | 140 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 16 December 2021
Last officially checked: 18 May 2022