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Hearth Stories - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
Hearth Stories publishes slice-of-life stories with a focus on nature, forests, connection, family, romance/relationships, and comfort/kindness. We are primarily focusing on stories set in a pre-industrial-revolution time period (or a fantasy world resembling such), preferably not in city settings.

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We will potentially accept literary fiction (i.e. non-speculative work) if it takes place before ~1825 or so, please let us know in your cover letter if you are submitting a story that is not speculative (this is a new type of submission for us and we want to gauge interest).
Things we are looking for

Cozy, sweet, cute, kind, hopeful, and romantic stories (especially, but not limited to, queer romance)
Medievalism, peasant life, arthurian-style settings and stories (without the war and combat), chivalry
Rural/pastoral life, village fairs/festivals, herb gathering, traditional crafts (sewing, weaving, spinning), and song (include lyrics or sheetmusic if you have them)
Works that take place in nature, wooded spaces, mountains, and fields, stories that feel like spring (or, really, involve or evoke any seasons in a meaningful way)
Stories involving food and cooking. However, we are a vegan publication; stories that feature animal products may result in a pass on the story or a request for removal of the animal products
Stories involving hermits, issolated places, cottages, or wandering in the woods
Witches, paganism, magic
Bonus points for stories backed by vegan, anarchist, collectivist, communal, and eco-conscious themes

More generally, we are wanting the small adventures of daily life rather than adventures with swords, conflict, etc.

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It seems unlikely that we will be sent any, but: we would potentially love to publish works in middle english, early modern english, or a made up version of english (for example, like the one used in The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth). Maybe let us know in the cover letter if you send us something in an alternate version of english like this (we will be very excited).


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Market Submission Schedule
  • Submission Window - Mar 1, 2025 thru Mar 31, 2025 (Begins 22 days from now)
  • Submission Window - Sep 1, 2025 thru Sep 30, 2025 (Begins 206 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Literary

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
$20/piece

Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word

Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
1 cent/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

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Count:
There are 101 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 16.57 | Median: 11 | Max: 63
Responded:
99.00%
Accepted:
8.91% - avg 18 days
Rejected:
90.09% - avg 16 days (18.68% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.99%

Pending:
There are 1 pending responses. (106 min | 106.00 average | 106 median | 106 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 7 August 2023


Last officially checked: 25 September 2024


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