Diabolical Plots
Description
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science fiction, fantasy, horror (everything must have speculative element, even horror)
science fiction, fantasy, horror (everything must have speculative element, even horror)
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
10 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 3500 words
10 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Oldest Pending Submission: Jul 17, 2023 (last updated Sep 4, 2023)
If you submitted before Jul 17, 2023 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data
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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 450 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 29.16 | Median: 26 | Max: 311
Responded:
96.88%
Accepted:
1.55% - avg 96 days
Rejected:
95.11% - avg 27 days
(14.71% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.22%
Dead Letters:
0.22%
Lost/Returned:
0.22%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
2.88%
Pending:
There are 92 pending responses.
(55 min | 61 average | 58 median | 71 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 27 October 2014
Last officially checked: 31 May 2023