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Market Submission Schedule
Submission Window - Aug 1, 2025 thru Aug 2, 2025 (Begins 20 days from now)
Submission Window - Sep 1, 2025 thru Sep 2, 2025 (Begins 51 days from now)
Submission Window - Oct 1, 2025 thru Oct 2, 2025 (Begins 81 days from now)
Submission Window - Nov 1, 2025 thru Nov 2, 2025 (Begins 112 days from now)
Submission Window - Dec 1, 2025 thru Dec 2, 2025 (Begins 142 days from now)
Submission Window - Jan 1, 2026 thru Jan 2, 2026 (Begins 173 days from now)
Submission Window - Feb 1, 2026 thru Feb 2, 2026 (Begins 204 days from now)
Submission Window - Mar 1, 2026 thru Mar 2, 2026 (Begins 232 days from now)
Submission Window - Apr 1, 2026 thru Apr 2, 2026 (Begins 263 days from now)
Submission Window - May 1, 2026 thru May 2, 2026 (Begins 293 days from now)
Submission Window - Jun 1, 2026 thru Jun 2, 2026 (Begins 324 days from now)
Submission Window - Jul 1, 2026 thru Jul 2, 2026 (Begins 354 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
8 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
8 cents/word
Reprints
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
2 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
2 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 84 days
Market-Provided 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.
Count:
There are 315 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 17.53 | Median: 12 | Max: 261
Responded:
98.73%
Accepted:
0.63% - avg 111 days
Rejected:
96.19% - avg 16 days(36.30% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
1.90%
Dead Letters:
0.31%
Lost/Returned:
0.31%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.95%
Pending:
There are 24 pending responses.
(9 min | 19.75 average | 10 median | 160 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data. We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.