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Midnight Menagerie
WolfSinger Publications




Description
What we are looking for are stories that feature the strange and bizarre from around the cosmos and other dimensions. They can be the stuff of dreams or nightmares. Think along the fantastical lines of Something Wicked This Way Comes but with an intergalactic or other dimensional feel to the carnival or carnival sideshow. Magic and Science, Dreams and Nightmares, Joy and Terror, Love and Hate, combined with the alien and the familiar -- they all blend together at the Midnight Menagerie.


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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Humor
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$15/piece Advance + Royalties



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 15 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 14 | Average: 55.30 | Median: 47 | Max: 152
Responded:
86.66%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
86.66% - avg 55 days (23.07% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
13.33%

Pending:
There are 8 pending responses. (37 min | 82.12 average | 61 median | 164 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 5 May 2024


Last officially checked: 5 May 2024


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