The Lit Nerds - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
Note: If your work is accepted, wait six months before submitting again.
We believe that good fiction doesn’t have to have an unhappy ending. We believe conflict can be resolved, characters can make good choices, and fiction that’s fun to read is just as important as fiction that reveals the dirty undersides of humanity.
We want to create a space in the world of short fiction where hope can thrive. Where you can read a story and not worry about being subjected to some horrific image or soul-crushing moral, however artful it might be. Where happily-ever-afters are treated with the same reverence as literary fiction, and you don’t have to choose between quality literature and faith in humanity.
Send us your happy endings, your good triumphing over evil, your stories where the dog doesn’t die. Romanticize everyday life until we have no idea how we never saw the magic ourselves. Make us laugh, give us hope, restore a little bit of our faith in humanity.
We don’t care what genre it is, whether it’s contemporary, a thousand years ago, or in another world entirely, as long as it’s well-written and enjoyable to read.
We believe that good fiction doesn’t have to have an unhappy ending. We believe conflict can be resolved, characters can make good choices, and fiction that’s fun to read is just as important as fiction that reveals the dirty undersides of humanity.
We want to create a space in the world of short fiction where hope can thrive. Where you can read a story and not worry about being subjected to some horrific image or soul-crushing moral, however artful it might be. Where happily-ever-afters are treated with the same reverence as literary fiction, and you don’t have to choose between quality literature and faith in humanity.
Send us your happy endings, your good triumphing over evil, your stories where the dog doesn’t die. Romanticize everyday life until we have no idea how we never saw the magic ourselves. Make us laugh, give us hope, restore a little bit of our faith in humanity.
We don’t care what genre it is, whether it’s contemporary, a thousand years ago, or in another world entirely, as long as it’s well-written and enjoyable to read.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Historical
Literary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Non-Paying
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Non-Paying
Novella
17500 to 40000 words
Non-Paying
Note: This publication does not state a clear max word count, so the max word count for this listing has been set to a default.
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 84 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 84 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 29 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 2 | Average: 20.52 | Median: 19 | Max: 46
Responded:
86.20%
Accepted:
10.34% - avg 29 days
Rejected:
75.86% - avg 19 days
(18.18% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
13.79%
Pending:
There are 7 pending responses.
(1 min | 46.00 average | 33 median | 176 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 20 July 2023
Last officially checked: 31 December 2025