Ninth Letter (Print) - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
Note: do not submit more than twice in a reading period.
Note: previous contributors should wait three years from publication date before submitting again.
We are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter, as well as more traditional literary work.
Note: previous contributors should wait three years from publication date before submitting again.
We are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter, as well as more traditional literary work.
This market is temporarily closed.
This market charges a fee of $3.00 to submit.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Sep 1, 2026 thru Feb 28, 2027 (Begins 44 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$100/piece
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$100/piece
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
$100/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 180 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 180 days
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
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 57 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 16 | Average: 131.63 | Median: 134 | Max: 244
Responded:
80.70%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
80.70% - avg 131 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
19.29%
Pending:
There are 18 pending responses.
(139 min | 179.11 average | 181 median | 229 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
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Listing added: 7 January 2013
Last officially checked: 3 September 2025