The Dread Machine - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
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Note: the lower per-word payment rate for the higher word count range is because in that range they only accept reprints, so in that range the payment is shown based on the reprint rate.
The Dread Machine publishes futuristic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction.
Note: the lower per-word payment rate for the higher word count range is because in that range they only accept reprints, so in that range the payment is shown based on the reprint rate.
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
Flash
0 to 1000 words
5 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 5500 words
5 cents/word
Short Story
5500 to 7000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Both
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Both
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 1029 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 11.59 | Median: 9 | Max: 118
Responded:
97.37%
Accepted:
2.13% - avg 28 days
Rejected:
95.04% - avg 11 days
(8.17% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.19%
Dead Letters:
0.38%
Lost/Returned:
0.38%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
2.23%
Pending:
There are 37 pending responses.
(0 min | 4 average | 3 median | 44 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 15 August 2020
Last officially checked: 19 April 2022