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We describe ourselves as a journal of brilliant things--and that's exactly what we want from our writers and artists. Work that is beautiful, shocking, intense and memorable. Our tastes are eclectic: we tend to favour dark pieces over humorous ones. That said we're not completely averse to more innocent creations, so long as they have that special quality that means we're still thinking about them days after we finish reading. Genre work is welcome, but should not be clichéd or genre-typical. Cross-genre work is welcome and experimentation is encouraged. We like our poetry modern and our literature weird, but not nonsensical. We are not appreciative of sentimentality. We accept work of any form. This includes short stories, poems, concrete poems, articles, letters, scripts, paintings, digital artwork and comics. What matters is not that your work coforms to a particular form or archetype; but that it does something unique and wonderful. [Previously Four Volts]
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Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Poetry (varies, read guidelines)
Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words; may vary) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words)
Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words; may vary) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words; may vary)
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Print Publication (ink and paper) Print Publication Get more info
Payscale
Does Not Pay in real-world money Does Not Pay in real-world money for Short Fiction Get more info
Does Not Pay in real-world money Does Not Pay in real-world money for Poetry Get more info
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Accepts electronic submissions only Get more info
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette) Get more info
No reprints accepted Get more info
No multiple submissions allowed Get more info
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United Kingdom United Kingdom
Response Times 
Show   Note: These statistics are compiled from response reports sent to us anonymously and through our submissions tracker for registered users. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's staff.
This market ranks among the Top 25 Swiftest Short Fiction Markets
This market ranks among the Top 25 Swiftest Poetry Markets
This market ranks among the Top 25 Most Approachable Poetry Markets
Accuracy We have received 100 reports within the past 12 months, not including 3 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 16 days) and not including 10 ignored reports (reports are ignored when the submitter has an unrealistic overall acceptance/rejection ratio). The more responses reported, the more accurate the info. Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most markets have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Days Reported 0 | 10.9 | 59 (min | avg | max)
Responses (94%)
Acceptances: 14% (17.2 days avg. per acceptance)
Rejections: 80% (10.1 days avg. per rejection) | 56.2% personal, 26.2% form, 17.5% unspecified
Rewrite Requests: -
Non-Responses (6%)
Assumed Rejections: -
Author Withdrawals: 6% (7.2 days avg. per withdrawal by author)
Other Information
Most recent response reported was received on: 11 May 2008
Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 19 Apr 2008
Do not query before 45 days have passed. (2% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 45 days.)
Market Added: 17 Jun 2006
Last Updated: 16 May 2008
Last Checked: 16 May 2008

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