Deep Magic
Thank you for your interest in submitting to Deep Magic. What you first need to understand is that we aim to be the dominant magazine for clean fantasy and sci-fi stories. It’s our tag-line. If you can tell a gripping story that doesn’t rely on sex, swearing, and graphic violence—you’ve come to the right place. If not, there are plenty of other magazines and venues to submit to. Move along. Move along (Jedi hand wave)
Market Genres, Styles & Subjects
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
6 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
3 cents/word
Novella
17500 to 40000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Market Response Data
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Accuracy:
There are 393 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
1 min | 61.78 mean avg | 47 median | 531 max days
Responded:
98.47%
Accepted:
2.29% - avg 125 days
Rejected:
96.18% - avg 60 days
(16.66% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
1.52%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.76%
Withdrawn:
0.76%
Pending:
81 pending responses (0 min | 47 mean avg | 22 median | 593 max days waiting)
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