The Ranger's Almanac - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
Share your stories, poems, artwork, photographs, or music inspired by any national or state forest or park. Selected works will appear in our annual Forest & Park Service literary journal.
PG-13 or below
We accept almost all genres, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, adventure, suspense, thriller, humor, historical, western, crime, mystery, literary, young adult, romance, historical fiction, alternate fiction, stranger-than-fiction—you name it.
PG-13 or below
We accept almost all genres, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, adventure, suspense, thriller, humor, historical, western, crime, mystery, literary, young adult, romance, historical fiction, alternate fiction, stranger-than-fiction—you name it.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
Action/AdventureAlternate History
Children
Fantasy
General
Historical
Horror
Humor
Literary
Middle Grade
Mystery/Crime
Romance
Science Fiction
Suspense/Thriller
Western
Young Adult
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
1 cent/word
Reprints
Flash
500 to 1000 words
$5/piece
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$5/piece
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
$5/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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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 20 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 2.94 | Median: 2 | Max: 10
Responded:
85.00%
Accepted:
10.00% - avg 6 days
Rejected:
75.00% - avg 2 days
(6.66% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
15.00%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 21 November 2025
Last officially checked: 31 December 2025