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Stranger
Sans. PRESS




Description
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Note: this publication may close early for submissions if they reach a submission quota; these early closures will not be tracked in this listing.

Note: one submission per writer.

Stranger is an anthology for stories that look into unexpected places. We want real or magical, lyrical or experimental, as long as it finds that truth wasn't as simple as once thought.


This listing is permanently closed for submissions. This may mean one of several things:
  • It was always planned to be a limited-time project, such as a one-time anthology, and the limited-time submission window has ended.
  • The publisher has stated that they are permanently closed, or on hiatus with wording that makes it sound permanent.
  • The publication website is down in a way that appears to be permanent, and we haven't been able to find a new website for them.
  • The publication website is not down, but it appears to have been inactive for more than a year.


Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
General

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
18 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
9 cents/word

Short Story
2000 to 3000 words
6 cents/word

Short Story
3000 to 4000 words
4 cents/word

Short Story
4000 to 5000 words
3 cents/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 84 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 46 | Average: 62.11 | Median: 52 | Max: 109
Responded:
96.42%
Accepted:
3.57% - avg 73 days
Rejected:
92.85% - avg 61 days (14.10% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.38%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.38%
Withdrawn:
1.19%

Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.


Submission Timeline for Stranger
Submission Timeline
2024/04/10
2024/05/20
2024/06/29
2024/08/09
2024/09/18
2024/10/29
2024/12/08
2025/01/18
2025/02/27
2025/04/09
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Rejections
Pending
Acceptances
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Listing added: 12 February 2024


Last officially checked: 5 March 2024


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