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Whale Road Review - Fiction (Poetry) (Nonfiction)



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  • Submission window - Dec 1, 2026 thru Dec 15, 2026 (Begins 133 days from now)
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Market Genres
Genres
General

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 500 words
Non-Paying



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 7 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 29 | Average: 41.50 | Median: 42 | Max: 50
Responded:
85.71%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
85.71% - avg 41 days (33.33% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
14.28%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
14.28%
Withdrawn:
-

Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.


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Listing added: 17 April 2019


Last officially checked: 20 July 2026


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