TRUNK: stories that took the long way
Description
Note: stories under 7500 words are only eligible if they have been rejected at least 20 times.
Note: stories 7500-17,500 words are only eligible if they have been rejected at least 10 times.
Note: after rejection, wait 5 days (10 for a novelette) before resubmitting.
Concept: Stories that met with many rejections before being published.
Note: stories 7500-17,500 words are only eligible if they have been rejected at least 10 times.
Note: after rejection, wait 5 days (10 for a novelette) before resubmitting.
Concept: Stories that met with many rejections before being published.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
1 cent/word
Reprints
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$20/piece
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
$20/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 204 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 13.64 | Median: 4 | Max: 107
Responded:
99.01%
Accepted:
6.37% - avg 82 days
Rejected:
92.64% - avg 8 days
(4.76% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.98%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 28 July 2025
Last officially checked: 29 August 2025