Apex Magazine - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
SF, Fantasy, and Horror with an Edge
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 30 days
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 30 days
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Oldest Pending Submission: Jan 31, 2023 (last updated Apr 17, 2023)
If you submitted before Jan 31, 2023 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 2172 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 18.24 | Median: 15 | Max: 366
Responded:
98.75%
Accepted:
0.96% - avg 82 days
Rejected:
97.79% - avg 17 days
(3.48% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.04%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.04%
Withdrawn:
1.19%
Pending:
There are 112 pending responses.
(0 min | 19 average | 12 median | 85 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 9 January 2023
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