Blackbird
Blackbird is published twice a year. Our reading period is from November 1, 2012 to April 15, 2013. Unsolicited submissions received outside of the reading period will be disregarded.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submissions Window - Nov 1, 2018 thru Apr 15, 2019 (Ends 149 days from now)
- Temporarily closing for submissions on Mar 16, 2019 (Begins 118 days from now)
Market Genres, Styles & Subjects
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Unknown
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Unknown
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
Unknown
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Market Response Data
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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.
Accuracy:
There are 10 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
112 min | 186.42 mean avg | 163 median | 311 max days
Responded:
70.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
70.00% - avg 186 days
(14.28% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
30.00%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
20.00%
Withdrawn:
10.00%
Pending:
6 pending responses (3 min | 57 mean avg | 54 median | 105 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
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