Mirrors Reflecting Shadows
Description
Note: an unspecified portion of income will be donated to The Trevor Project.
We are open to most genres, including, but not limited to, literary, transgressive, horror, crime, noir, and speculative fiction. The pieces can be about most anything, so don’t feel you need to write about LGBTQ+ issues. We want a smorgasbord of short stories and flash fiction. Of course you can touch on these topics, and are encouraged to do so, but the point is to gather excellent short fiction in service of a great cause.
We are open to most genres, including, but not limited to, literary, transgressive, horror, crime, noir, and speculative fiction. The pieces can be about most anything, so don’t feel you need to write about LGBTQ+ issues. We want a smorgasbord of short stories and flash fiction. Of course you can touch on these topics, and are encouraged to do so, but the point is to gather excellent short fiction in service of a great cause.
This listing is permanently closed for submissions. This may mean one of several things:
- It was always planned to be a limited-time project, such as a one-time anthology, and the limited-time submission window has ended.
- The publisher has stated that they are permanently closed, or on hiatus with wording that makes it sound permanent.
- The publication website is down in a way that appears to be permanent, and we haven't been able to find a new website for them.
- The publication website is not down, but it appears to have been inactive for more than a year.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Horror
Literary
Mystery/Crime
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
300 to 1000 words
4 cents/word
Short Story
1500 to 2000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
2000 to 4000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
4000 to 7000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Reprints
Flash
300 to 1000 words
4 cents/word
Short Story
1500 to 2000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
2000 to 4000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
4000 to 7000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
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
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Count:
There are 119 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 22 | Average: 41.11 | Median: 36 | Max: 98
Responded:
91.59%
Accepted:
3.36% - avg 49 days
Rejected:
88.23% - avg 40 days
(3.80% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
4.20%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
4.20%
Withdrawn:
4.20%
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(267 min | 267 average | 267 median | 267 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 9 March 2023
Last officially checked: 19 April 2023