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The Dread Machine - Fiction (Go to Poetry)



Description
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The Dread Machine publishes futuristic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction.


Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
General
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
5 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
5 cents/word


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 7000 words
1 cent/word


Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 1228 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 10.09 | Median: 8 | Max: 396
Responded:
97.63%
Accepted:
1.87% - avg 21 days
Rejected:
95.60% - avg 9 days (6.21% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.16%
Dead Letters:
0.57%
Lost/Returned:
0.48%
Never Responded:
0.08%
Withdrawn:
1.79%

Pending:
There are 21 pending responses. (0 min | 17 average | 6 median | 152 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 15 August 2020


Last officially checked: 25 January 2023


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