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Medusa Tales



Description
At Medusa Tales, we seek speculative stories (fantasy, sci-fi, and horror) of human transformation and immobilization. As our name suggests, this includes fantasy stories about Medusa turning victims to stone. Or a sci-fi tale about a laser weapon that converts its targets into mannequins. From stasis pods gone wrong to steampunk carbon freezing, the only limit is your imagination, so unleash it!


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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
100 to 1000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 5000 words
1 cent/word


Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 1500 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1500 to 5000 words
Less than 1 cent/word


Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 7 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 126 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 2 | Average: 23.09 | Median: 12 | Max: 289
Responded:
86.50%
Accepted:
9.52% - avg 34 days
Rejected:
76.98% - avg 21 days (26.80% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
3.96%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
3.96%
Withdrawn:
9.52%

Pending:
There are 11 pending responses. (292 min | 298 average | 300 median | 305 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.


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Listing added: 29 March 2022


Last officially checked: 13 February 2023


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