Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Fantasy Horror Magic Realism / Surrealism Science Fiction Open to all / most themes, including: Dark. Æon publishes speculative fiction of all kinds: science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, magic realism, and everything in between. Our guidelines are simple: your story needs to be speculative in nature, and it needs to kick our (collective) ass. We are looking primarily for stories 7,500 words and under, but will consider longer works also. We will use a minimum of six fiction pieces per issue. IMPORTANT: Temporarily closed to postal submissions. Only writers on their list of professional writers can submit electronically.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Web Design
Lengths
Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words)
Media
Electronic Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions and electronic submissions
No simultaneous submissions allowed
Accepts reprints (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 4 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Electronic Subs Postal Subs   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. Accuracy We have received 41 reports within the past 12 months, not including 11 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 82 days). 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 | 90.8* | 694 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (92.7%) Acceptances: 4.9% (72.5 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 87.8% (84.7 days avg. per rejection) | 50% personal, 30.6% form, 19.4% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (7.3%) Assumed Rejections: 4.9% (427.5 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 2.4% (0 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 90 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 07 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 06 Mar 2008
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: The Year's Best Science Fiction
Market Added: 25 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 30 Dec 2007 Last Checked: 08 May 2008

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