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.
No Pending Submissions! (last updated Oct 22, 2025)
If you submitted before Oct 22, 2025 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Published Stories
Most recent story: The Book of Fading Gods by E.M. Linden
From the backlog: Margery Lung Is Unstoppable by Lisa Cai
Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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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.
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Count:
There are 559 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 29.23 | Median: 25 | Max: 127
Responded:
98.38%
Accepted:
1.78% - avg 70 days
Rejected:
96.42% - avg 28 days
(26.71% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.17%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.61%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Market Response Data (Market-Reported)
This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data reported directly by the publication itself, rather than reported by users.
Count:
There are 1775 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 29.19 | Median: 27 | Max: 99
Responded:
99.66%
Accepted:
1.40% - avg 71 days
Rejected:
98.02% - avg 28 days
(19.08% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.22%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.33%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 27 October 2014
Last officially checked: 25 October 2025