After Dinner Conversation
Description
Note: no more than 3 submissions in 6 months
After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories, and podcast discussions, across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.
Your writing can be any genre, and from any perspective. The important thing is that it spurs discussions and requires the reader to expand their mind. If you need an example, read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by the amazing Ursula K. Le Guin or the convenience store scene from Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club.” The point is, the short story should be interesting as a short story, but also have a deeper point for a longer discussion.
After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories, and podcast discussions, across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions.
Your writing can be any genre, and from any perspective. The important thing is that it spurs discussions and requires the reader to expand their mind. If you need an example, read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by the amazing Ursula K. Le Guin or the convenience store scene from Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club.” The point is, the short story should be interesting as a short story, but also have a deeper point for a longer discussion.
Read the contract terms carefully for non-standard terms that may affect an author keeping control of their own work, such as transfer of copyright, committing to publication at time of submission, lack of time-based reversion of rights clause, etc
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyGeneral
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Novelette
7500 to 15000 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: 30 days
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Both
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 30 days
Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 31 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 42.39 | Median: 41 | Max: 98
Responded:
90.32%
Accepted:
16.12% - avg 50 days
Rejected:
74.19% - avg 40 days
(52.17% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
9.67%
Pending:
There are 6 pending responses.
(4 min | 13 average | 9 median | 32 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 27 September 2019
Last officially checked: 18 July 2022