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All Worlds Wayfarer



Description
We love stories that take us on tours through the fantastic—whether in other dimensions or in the hidden spaces of our own world. We're looking to highlight an often unseen side of speculative fiction: we want to encounter characters so vivid that our souls slip into their bodies, themes that challenge and move us, and language that makes us swoon. Immersive world-building and twisting plots are awesome aspects of our genres, but we're looking for stories where these factors are shaped around the characters and themes, instead of the other way around. So often speculative stories are seen as escapist romps or slow, encyclopedic affairs—while there’s nothing wrong with these styles, we know the possibilities are infinite!

Rekindle the wonder and horror we all experienced as children. Make our eyes stretch wide as we read. Make our pulses pound faster. Raise our spirits. Break our hearts. Haunt us. Make us look at our own world just a little differently after we reach "the end."

Help our readers escape reality and experience it more deeply all at once in the way that only stories—especially speculative stories—can.


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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Young Adult

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
100 to 1000 words
$10/piece

Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
$10/piece


Reprints
Flash
100 to 1000 words
$10/piece

Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
$10/piece


Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 30 days

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 10 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 20 | Average: 44.12 | Median: 45 | Max: 64
Responded:
80.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
80.00% - avg 44 days (0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
20.00%

Pending:
There are 21 pending responses. (55 min | 71.28 average | 72 median | 83 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 17 May 2019


Last officially checked: 29 December 2025


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