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The Dread Machine publishes futuristic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction.
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Both
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
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Count:
There are 735 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 13.44 | Median: 10 | Max: 175
Responded:
98.50%
Accepted:
2.99% - avg 37 days
Rejected:
95.23% - avg 12 days(10.14% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.27%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.49%
Pending:
There are 41 pending responses.
(0 min | 9 average | 5 median | 69 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.