Crimson Quill Quarterly
Description
Just as the classic pulps continue to bring attention, praise, and droves of new readers to legendary writers such as Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Crimson Quill Quarterly wishes to bring attention to budding authors of the Sword & Sorcery, Dark Fantasy, and Grimdark subgenres of fantasy fiction.
We appreciate creativity and talent equally and would love to see well written stories driven by developed and intriguing characters and invigorating action that unfolds throughout the plot. While we are not looking for stories that "reinvent the wheel", we appreciate originality above all else.
Original tales of nail-biting peril faced down by a fearless protagonists reliant upon their mental might as much as their physical prowess to achieve their goals and overcome their enemies in action packed tales told in no more than 10,000 words.
We appreciate creativity and talent equally and would love to see well written stories driven by developed and intriguing characters and invigorating action that unfolds throughout the plot. While we are not looking for stories that "reinvent the wheel", we appreciate originality above all else.
Original tales of nail-biting peril faced down by a fearless protagonists reliant upon their mental might as much as their physical prowess to achieve their goals and overcome their enemies in action packed tales told in no more than 10,000 words.
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Market Genres
Genres
Action/AdventureFantasy
Horror
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$30/piece
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$30/piece
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
$30/piece
Novella
17500 to 30000 words
$30/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
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 (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 75 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 5 | Average: 30.04 | Median: 28 | Max: 110
Responded:
98.66%
Accepted:
6.66% - avg 47 days
Rejected:
92.00% - avg 28 days
(2.89% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.33%
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(113 min | 113.00 average | 113 median | 113 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 29 August 2023
Last officially checked: 19 July 2024