Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories
Description
Limited Demographic: authors who live or have lived in the following Illinois counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will, as well as Lake County, Indiana
The Second City is second to none when it comes to terror.
From H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer, to the Jane Byrne Interchange at rush hour, there’s an ill wind blowing through the Windy City. In this new anthology, twenty stories by twenty authors from the Chicago area take you on a bloodcurdling tour of the best city in the world.
The Second City is second to none when it comes to terror.
From H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer, to the Jane Byrne Interchange at rush hour, there’s an ill wind blowing through the Windy City. In this new anthology, twenty stories by twenty authors from the Chicago area take you on a bloodcurdling tour of the best city in the world.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
5 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 7 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 19 | Average: 27.71 | Median: 22 | Max: 41
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
14.28% - avg 19 days
Rejected:
85.71% - avg 29 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
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Dead Letters:
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Lost/Returned:
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Never Responded:
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Withdrawn:
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Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 11 January 2025
Last officially checked: 11 January 2025