PseudoPod
Description
Note: they will accept one reprint and one original per author.
PseudoPod is a genre magazine in audio form. We’re looking for horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the spectrum from grim realism or crime drama, to magic-realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or Lovecraft as well as vulgar shock-value pulp fiction. We don’t split hairs about genre definitions, and we do not observe any taboos about what kind of content can appear in our stories. Originality demands that you’re better off avoiding vampires, zombies, and other recognizable horror tropes unless you have put a very unique spin on them. What matters most is that the stories are dark and compelling.
PseudoPod is a genre magazine in audio form. We’re looking for horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the spectrum from grim realism or crime drama, to magic-realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or Lovecraft as well as vulgar shock-value pulp fiction. We don’t split hairs about genre definitions, and we do not observe any taboos about what kind of content can appear in our stories. Originality demands that you’re better off avoiding vampires, zombies, and other recognizable horror tropes unless you have put a very unique spin on them. What matters most is that the stories are dark and compelling.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission For Reprints that originally appeared in 2023 Anthologies and Collections - Apr 1, 2023 thru Jul 31, 2023 (Ends 54 days from now)
- Submission Window - Aug 11, 2023 thru Aug 21, 2023 (Begins 64 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
HorrorHumor
Literary
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 6000 words
8 cents/word
Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 1500 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
1500 to 2000 words
5 cents/word
Short Story
2000 to 3000 words
3 cents/word
Short Story
3000 to 5000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
5000 to 6000 words
1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
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Count:
There are 373 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 45.58 | Median: 43 | Max: 381
Responded:
94.63%
Accepted:
2.41% - avg 87 days
Rejected:
91.42% - avg 43 days
(19.06% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.80%
Dead Letters:
0.53%
Lost/Returned:
0.26%
Never Responded:
0.26%
Withdrawn:
4.82%
Pending:
There are 20 pending responses.
(3 min | 32 average | 20 median | 160 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 1 June 2023