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Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
In terms of genre, I am looking for work that constitutes the ever-moving edge of its kind, as a place between light and dark, consciousness and un, today and tomorrow; work exhibiting the strange, the bizarre, that which is not of the world we know, but more of a twilight realm or even altogether alien place. Not necessarily science fiction, not necessarily fantasy, not necessarily horror, and not necessarily not these things. In short, ideally edgy. Maybe even idealistically edgy.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Submission Window - Dec 15, 2024 thru Mar 15, 2025 (Ends 30 days from now)
  • Submission Window - Jun 15, 2025 thru Sep 15, 2025 (Begins 121 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

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

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$10/piece

Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
$10/piece


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$10/piece

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$10/piece

Novelette
7500 to 10000 words
$10/piece


Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 28 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 204 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 17 | Average: 29.80 | Median: 31 | Max: 35
Responded:
98.52%
Accepted:
9.80% - avg 30 days
Rejected:
88.72% - avg 29 days (22.65% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.47%

Pending:
There are 32 pending responses. (3 min | 17.09 average | 19 median | 32 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: 14 July 2020


Last officially checked: 16 December 2024


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