Silver Blade - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
Writers of cutting edge Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy are invited to submit their works here. Romance might be accepted, provided it has a strong fantasy element to it. Wow us. We are looking for stories beyond great, we want amazing stories. We want fantastic creatures and impossible worlds. We want characters and stories readers will remember long afterward.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Jun 1, 2022 thru Jul 31, 2022 (Ends 24 days from now)
- Submission Window - Sep 1, 2022 thru Oct 31, 2022 (Begins 55 days from now)
- Submission Window - Dec 1, 2022 thru Jan 31, 2023 (Begins 146 days from now)
- Submission Window - Mar 1, 2023 thru Apr 30, 2023 (Begins 236 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyLiterary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
250 to 1000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novella
17500 to 20000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Both
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Both
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 60 days
Market Response 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
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 70 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 3 | Average: 48.16 | Median: 27 | Max: 163
Responded:
87.14%
Accepted:
10.00% - avg 101 days
Rejected:
77.14% - avg 41 days
(81.48% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.85%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.85%
Withdrawn:
10.00%
Pending:
There are 13 pending responses.
(4 min | 128 average | 110 median | 301 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 8 January 2013
Last officially checked: 21 February 2022