The Reach is a magazine of slipstream short fiction. We publish short stories with an element of the fantastic or surreal, explore concepts that are visionary, unreliable, odd or metaphysical, and which cross the boundaries between science-fiction, horror and literary fiction – in short, the fiction of strangeness.
What we’re looking for.
We prefer darker pieces, especially those with an element of the surreal or speculative, but are open to anything and like to be surprised. If you have any doubts about whether something is suitable, go ahead and send it anyway.
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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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 3 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 81 | Average: 81.50 | Median: 81 | Max: 82
Responded:
66.66%
Accepted:
66.66% - avg 81 days
Rejected:
-(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
33.33%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
33.33%
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 3 pending responses.
(10 min | 137 average | 178 median | 223 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.