Missed-Fits
Description
The idea for Missed-Fits is born of two central motivations at Calendar of Fools: the desire to create truly unique books and reading experiences for our readers, and the desire to provide a service or fill a gap we see in the professional short fiction space. In this case, the gap we saw was a relative dearth of stories of a certain length (1,200 to 2,100 words), and once we settled on that, the “unique books” part presented itself: stories with elements that are out of place, that don’t fit, that are missing.
We wondered: what would happen if we created a space that was exclusively for these odd-length oddities? What if we set writers the task of purposely writing a story that tends to be too long for flash fiction markets yet is on the short side for short story markets? What stories will innovate narratively in ways unique to this story length? We plan to find out.
Genre: Speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.).
We wondered: what would happen if we created a space that was exclusively for these odd-length oddities? What if we set writers the task of purposely writing a story that tends to be too long for flash fiction markets yet is on the short side for short story markets? What stories will innovate narratively in ways unique to this story length? We plan to find out.
Genre: Speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.).
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Apr 16, 2026 thru May 16, 2026 (Ends 0 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1200 to 2100 words
8 cents/word
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
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Count:
There are 1 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 0.00 | Median: 0 | Max: 0
Responded:
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Accepted:
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Rejected:
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(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:
100.00%
Pending:
There are 203 pending responses.
(0 min | 18.57 average | 22 median | 30 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 9 April 2026
Last officially checked: 13 May 2026