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Utopia Science Fiction - Fiction (Poetry) (Nonfiction)



Description
Note: wait one month after acceptance to submit again
Note: wait one week after rejection to submit again

We're looking for enthralling stories set in a future we want to believe in, one we would fight to make a reality.



Market Submission Schedule
  • "Epic Poetry and Flash Fiction" Theme - Aug 1, 2024 thru Oct 31, 2024 (Ends 22 days from now)
  • "Xeno-Linguistics" Theme - Nov 1, 2024 thru Jan 31, 2025 (Begins 22 days from now)
  • "Disability Pride" Theme - Feb 1, 2025 thru Apr 30, 2025 (Begins 114 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
100 to 1000 words
8 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
8 cents/word



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: 56 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 167 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 3 | Average: 105.40 | Median: 89 | Max: 305
Responded:
89.82%
Accepted:
2.39% - avg 148 days
Rejected:
87.42% - avg 104 days (39.04% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
3.59%
Lost/Returned:
2.39%
Never Responded:
1.19%
Withdrawn:
6.58%

Pending:
There are 39 pending responses. (5 min | 78 average | 59 median | 303 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: 11 October 2019


Last officially checked: 19 August 2024


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