Tales from the Moonlit Path - Fiction
(Nonfiction)
Description
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Tales from the Moonlit Path publishes dark, eerie, speculative stories. Horror is not a necessary element, although fiction should contain some aspect of the weak, frail, changeable human condition.
ore and explicit sex for the sake of visceral shock will not find a home here, though we are not opposed to it in general, if it belongs in the story.
We are interested in character-driven stories more so than plot-driven, and we prefer dark fiction that makes us think, makes us feel, wraps us in its well-spun dream.
Hard sci-fi and fantasy are a hard sell for us, but not impossible. Revenge and ironic stories are also a hard sell.
Note: they will respond to confirm receipt, but this may take up to a month; they ask that you not query about the status of your submission until a month has passed.
Tales from the Moonlit Path publishes dark, eerie, speculative stories. Horror is not a necessary element, although fiction should contain some aspect of the weak, frail, changeable human condition.
ore and explicit sex for the sake of visceral shock will not find a home here, though we are not opposed to it in general, if it belongs in the story.
We are interested in character-driven stories more so than plot-driven, and we prefer dark fiction that makes us think, makes us feel, wraps us in its well-spun dream.
Hard sci-fi and fantasy are a hard sell for us, but not impossible. Revenge and ironic stories are also a hard sell.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$10/piece
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
$10/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 30 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 30 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 7 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 14 | Average: 35.60 | Median: 18 | Max: 77
Responded:
71.42%
Accepted:
28.57% - avg 34 days
Rejected:
42.85% - avg 36 days
(33.33% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
14.28%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
14.28%
Withdrawn:
14.28%
Pending:
There are 11 pending responses.
(31 min | 45.27 average | 49 median | 59 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 4 October 2013
Last officially checked: 19 May 2026