Orion’s Belt is the home of bold, experimental literary science fiction and fantasy. We want stories that make us think about our place in the universe and our relationships with each other. We want stories that blur the line between “genre” fiction and literary fiction. We want stories that reach toward the stars while never forgetting the people on the ground.
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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Literary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 1200 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Market-Provided Data
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This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 711 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 9.13 | Median: 4 | Max: 147
Responded:
98.73%
Accepted:
0.56% - avg 46 days
Rejected:
98.17% - avg 8 days(54.44% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.28%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.28%
Withdrawn:
0.98%
Pending:
There are 20 pending responses.
(0 min | 10 average | 8 median | 26 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.