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A Coup of Owls
A Coup of Owls Press




Description
Limited Demographic: authors who belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community including but not limited to LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people

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

We’re looking for stories you’ve poured your soul into but haven’t been able to find the right home for. We’re looking for stories that make us feel something.

Warmth, love, melancholy, rage.

We want it all.



All genres, styles and themes will be considered and we especially love stories that are outside the box in their telling. Ambiguous endings? Non-linear storytelling? Antagonist’s point-of-view? A story told in just one scene?

We love it all.


This market is temporarily closed.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Submission window - Jul 1, 2025 thru Jul 7, 2025 (Begins 64 days from now)
  • Submission window - Sep 1, 2025 thru Sep 7, 2025 (Begins 126 days from now)
  • Submission window - Dec 1, 2025 thru Dec 7, 2025 (Begins 217 days from now)
  • Submission window - Mar 1, 2026 thru Mar 7, 2026 (Begins 307 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
General

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
100 to 1000 words
$6.25/piece

Short Story
1001 to 4000 words
$12.49/piece

Short Story
4001 to 7500 words
$18.74/piece

Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
$18.74/piece



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

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.


Count:
There are 44 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 23 | Average: 41.76 | Median: 42 | Max: 151
Responded:
95.45%
Accepted:
18.18% - avg 50 days
Rejected:
77.27% - avg 39 days (26.47% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.27%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.27%
Withdrawn:
2.27%

Pending:
There are 1 pending responses. (54 min | 54.00 average | 54 median | 54 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: 3 February 2022


Last officially checked: 8 May 2024


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