Silver Blade - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
Give us something unexpected and well written. Technique, voice, characterization, and language will all play a part in our decision to publish. Amaze us with your writing, use of language, sense of story, and memorable characters. Give us a story readers will not be able to forget and will eagerly recommend to others.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Mar 1, 2023 thru Apr 30, 2023 (Ends 32 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jun 1, 2023 thru Jul 31, 2023 (Begins 63 days from now)
- Submission Window - Sep 1, 2023 thru Oct 31, 2023 (Begins 155 days from now)
- Submission Window - Dec 1, 2023 thru Jan 31, 2024 (Begins 246 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyRomance
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
250 to 1000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novella
17500 to 20000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Reprints
Flash
250 to 1000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novella
17500 to 20000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 70 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 2 | Average: 69.87 | Median: 47 | Max: 323
Responded:
88.57%
Accepted:
5.71% - avg 274 days
Rejected:
82.85% - avg 55 days
(84.48% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
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Dead Letters:
2.85%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.85%
Withdrawn:
8.57%
Pending:
There are 7 pending responses.
(57 min | 70 average | 71 median | 85 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 8 January 2013
Last officially checked: 21 January 2023