Apex Magazine - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
SF, Fantasy, and Horror with an Edge
Market Genres, Styles & Subjects
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
6 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
6 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Market Response Data
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Accuracy:
There are 1193 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
0 min | 20.31 mean avg | 15 median | 174 max days
Responded:
99.66%
Accepted:
0.67% - avg 106 days
Rejected:
98.99% - avg 19 days
(4.06% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.33%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.33%
Pending:
84 pending responses (0 min | 46 mean avg | 7 median | 2022 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
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Other Publications By This Publisher
- Apex Christmas Flash Fiction Contest - Temp Closed -
- Apex Halloween Short Story Contest - Perm Closed -
- Apex Magazine's Steal the Spotlight Micro Fiction Contest - Perm Closed -
- Apex Valentine's Day Flash Fiction Contest - Perm Closed -