Carve Magazine - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
Carve is seeking good honest fiction in the form of short stories. We want emotional jeopardy, soul, and honesty. Craft and control are tantamount to our connection to the characters.
This market charges fees to submit.
Market Genres
Genres
GeneralLiterary
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
10 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
5 cents/word
Short Story
2000 to 3000 words
3 cents/word
Short Story
3000 to 5000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
5000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Reprints?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Market Response Data
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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.
Accuracy:
There are 20 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 7 | Average: 124.55 | Median: 109 | Max: 312
Responded:
90.00%
Accepted:
5.00% - avg 101 days
Rejected:
85.00% - avg 125 days
(29.41% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
10.00%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
10.00%
Pending:
6 pending responses (17 min | 133 average | 67 median | 349 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 16 January 2013
Last officially checked: 13 June 2020