Interzone
Description
Note: don't submit stories that have been rejected from IZ Digital.
Interzone is open to submissions of fantastika (including horror)
Interzone is open to submissions of fantastika (including horror)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 90 days
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Oldest Pending Submission: Jun 30, 2025 (last updated Nov 6, 2025)
If you submitted before Jun 30, 2025 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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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.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 1264 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 7.73 | Median: 2 | Max: 1013
Responded:
99.60%
Accepted:
0.55% - avg 180 days
Rejected:
99.05% - avg 6 days
(5.75% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.39%
Pending:
There are 39 pending responses.
(1 min | 26.41 average | 14 median | 187 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: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 24 June 2025