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Rattus Futura - Fiction (Poetry)
Manawaker Studio




Description
Submitted works should be of any genre, as long as the work depicts a world that is noticeably in the future. Hard and Soft Sci-fi, (Post-)apocalyptic, Solarpunk, Slipstream, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Alternate (future) History, Supernatural, Retro-futurism etc. are all fine names for genres that often take place in the future, but your story doesn’t have to fit into one of those. In fact, if it manages to miss all of those labels, we may be even more interested to see it (unless it thus falls into what we specifically don’t want (see next paragraph)). All works must also prominently feature at least one rodent. It does not have to be a rodent of the genus Rattus. Other members of the rodent family, like mice and beavers, are also acceptable, as are non-biological minks, metaphorical hamsters, robots with the acronym S.Q.R.L., and so on.


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Market Genres
Genres
Alternate History
Fantasy
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word

Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
1 cent/word

Novella
17500 to 40000 words
1 cent/word


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Less than 1 cent/word

Novella
17500 to 40000 words
Less than 1 cent/word

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?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

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Submission Timeline for Rattus Futura
Submission Timeline
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Listing added: 28 July 2023


Last officially checked: 11 August 2023


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