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BFS Horizons - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
Our definition of ‘fantasy’ is broad, encapsulating weird fiction, swords and sorcery, science fiction and all varieties of horror.


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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
$24.49/piece

Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
$24.49/piece



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: 56 days

Market-Provided Data

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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.


Count:
There are 21 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 9 | Average: 153.46 | Median: 115 | Max: 370
Responded:
71.42%
Accepted:
19.04% - avg 229 days
Rejected:
52.38% - avg 125 days (54.54% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
4.76%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
4.76%
Withdrawn:
23.80%

Pending:
There are 75 pending responses. (8 min | 100.29 average | 104 median | 312 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.


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Listing added: 19 December 2017


Last officially checked: 9 July 2025


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