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Aurealis is looking for science fiction, fantasy or horror short stories between 2000 and 8000 words. All types of science fiction, fantasy and horror that are of a “speculative” nature will be considered, but we do not want stories that are derivative in nature, particularly those based on TV series. We do not publish horror without a supernatural element.
Submission Window - Jul 1, 2022 thru Jul 31, 2022 (Ends 26 days from now)
Limited Demographic Submission Window (Australian and New Zealand Writers) - Aug 1, 2022 thru Sep 30, 2022 (Begins 26 days from now)
Limited Demographic Submission Window (Australian and New Zealand Writers) - Feb 1, 2023 thru Jun 30, 2023 (Begins 210 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Short Story
2000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 8000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Reprints/Originals?: Originals Only
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 120 days
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 62 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 103.31 | Median: 88 | Max: 268
Responded:
91.93%
Accepted:
11.29% - avg 184 days
Rejected:
80.64% - avg 91 days(82.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
4.83%
Lost/Returned:
3.22%
Never Responded:
1.61%
Withdrawn:
3.22%
Pending:
There are 2 pending responses.
(4 min | 11 average | 11 median | 19 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.