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After Dinner Conversation



Description
Note: no more than 3 submissions in 6 months

After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories, and podcast discussions, across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.

Your writing can be any genre, and from any perspective. The important thing is that it spurs discussions and requires the reader to expand their mind. If you need an example, read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by the amazing Ursula K. Le Guin or the convenience store scene from Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club.” The point is, the short story should be interesting as a short story, but also have a deeper point for a longer discussion.


Read the contract terms carefully for non-standard terms that may affect an author keeping control of their own work, such as transfer of copyright, lack of time-based reversion of rights clause, or editing pieces without the authors approval.


Market Genres
Genres
Children
Fantasy
General
Science Fiction
Young Adult

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$75/piece

Short Story
1000 to 7000 words
$75/piece


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$75/piece

Short Story
1000 to 7000 words
$75/piece


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

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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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 36 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 27.52 | Median: 29 | Max: 80
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
11.11% - avg 21 days
Rejected:
88.88% - avg 28 days (28.12% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-

Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.


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Listing added: 27 September 2019


Last officially checked: 21 August 2024


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