Escape Pod
Description
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Simultaneous submissions are permitted, except to the other Escape Artists podcasts.
We are an audio magazine. Our audience can’t skim past the boring parts, and stories with beautiful language at the expense of plot don’t translate well. We’re looking for fiction with strong pacing, well-defined characters, engaging dialogue, and clear action. It can be beautiful too, if you’ve got all those other bases covered, but above all we’re looking for fun.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, except to the other Escape Artists podcasts.
We are an audio magazine. Our audience can’t skim past the boring parts, and stories with beautiful language at the expense of plot don’t translate well. We’re looking for fiction with strong pacing, well-defined characters, engaging dialogue, and clear action. It can be beautiful too, if you’ve got all those other bases covered, but above all we’re looking for fun.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
Science FictionMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1500 to 6000 words
8 cents/word
Reprints
Short Story
1500 to 7500 words
$100/piece
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
$100/piece
Novella
17500 to 18000 words
$100/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 180 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 180 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 704 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 26.22 | Median: 20 | Max: 408
Responded:
99.43%
Accepted:
2.55% - avg 112 days
Rejected:
96.44% - avg 23 days
(68.92% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.42%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.56%
Pending:
There are 107 pending responses.
(4 min | 32.29 average | 16 median | 255 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 18 September 2025