Trace Fossils Review - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
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We’re looking for work that acts like a fist through drywall. The ferocious, the silent, the shocking, the quotidian, the confused. Send us the pieces you've labored over, the ones that you come back to and think, I’ve been here. Show us what has fossilized within you.
We’re looking for work that acts like a fist through drywall. The ferocious, the silent, the shocking, the quotidian, the confused. Send us the pieces you've labored over, the ones that you come back to and think, I’ve been here. Show us what has fossilized within you.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Dec 1, 2025 thru Jan 31, 2026 (Ends 16 days from now)
- Submission Window - Mar 1, 2026 thru Apr 30, 2026 (Begins 44 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jun 1, 2026 thru Jul 31, 2026 (Begins 136 days from now)
- Submission Window - Sep 1, 2026 thru Oct 31, 2026 (Begins 228 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
Non-Paying
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 112 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 112 days
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Count:
There are 1 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 81 | Average: 81.00 | Median: 81 | Max: 81
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 81 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(4 min | 4.00 average | 4 median | 4 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 29 July 2025
Last officially checked: 29 July 2025