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.
The Dread Machine publishes futuristic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
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
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
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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Withdrawn: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