Wilted Pages Anthology: An Anthology of Dark Academia
Description
Up to two submissions, in sequence, per author.
Wilted Pages takes its inspirations from works such as The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, and The Bone Weaver’s Orchard by Sarah Read. Gloomy buildings, secret societies, futuristic boarding schools, gothic yet modern aesthetics, and occult learning are among the pleasures to be found in this subgenre.
We are looking for a broad range of HORROR, DARK FANTASY, and SCIENCE FICTION HORROR concerning
Schools, colleges, universities, and/or other educational institutions
Libraries and books
Laboratories and research facilities
Teachers and students
Scholarship and scholarly life
Esoteric/occult learning
Educational technology
The future of learning
The knowledge economy
Wilted Pages takes its inspirations from works such as The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, and The Bone Weaver’s Orchard by Sarah Read. Gloomy buildings, secret societies, futuristic boarding schools, gothic yet modern aesthetics, and occult learning are among the pleasures to be found in this subgenre.
We are looking for a broad range of HORROR, DARK FANTASY, and SCIENCE FICTION HORROR concerning
Schools, colleges, universities, and/or other educational institutions
Libraries and books
Laboratories and research facilities
Teachers and students
Scholarship and scholarly life
Esoteric/occult learning
Educational technology
The future of learning
The knowledge economy
Market Submission Schedule
- Limited Demographic Submission Window: Underrepresented voices—people of color, LGBTQ2S+, neurodiverse people, people with disabilities, those of marginalized genders - Mar 24, 2023 thru Mar 31, 2023 (Ends 2 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
5 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
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Count:
There are 18 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 3 | Average: 6.61 | Median: 6 | Max: 9
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 6 days
(94.44% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
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Lost/Returned:
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Never Responded:
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Withdrawn:
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Pending:
There are 73 pending responses.
(0 min | 10 average | 8 median | 26 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 7 February 2023
Last officially checked: 7 February 2023