Genres & Theme
Literary Mainstream Open to All / Most Genres Open to all / most themes Keep in mind our limit of 1000 words, but tell us a complete story with interesting situations and compelling characters. Excite us! Surprise us! Make us laugh! Better yet, make us think! Writers whose work is not selected for publication will be notified via e-mail about the status of their submissions within one week before the publication date, or sooner if possible. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: Temporarily closed to submissions. Submissions Periods Open to submissions from Sunday, June 01, 2008 to Thursday, July 31, 2008 (15.6 days from now) Open to submissions from Monday, September 01, 2008 to Friday, October 31, 2008 Open to submissions from Monday, December 01, 2008 to Saturday, January 31, 2009 Open to submissions from Sunday, March 01, 2009 to Thursday, April 30, 2009	Go To: Website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Web Design
Lengths
Poetry (35 lines max.) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words)
Media
Electronic Publication
Payscale
Payment ranges from token payment to semi-pro rates for Short Fiction Semi-Pro Rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
Accepts reprints (check guidelines for details and restrictions)
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 4 x per year
USA
Response Times
Show Overall Short Fiction Poetry   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 136 reports within the past 12 months, not including 21 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 49 days) and not including 2 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 1 | 58.6 | 365 (min | avg | max) Responses (91.9%) Acceptances: 13.2% (57 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 78.7% (49.2 days avg. per rejection) | 73.8% personal, 8.4% form, 17.8% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (8.1%) Assumed Rejections: 2.2% (298.7 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 5.9% (98.4 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 5 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 01 Mar 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 29 Jan 2008
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Pushcart Prize
Market Added: 02 Aug 2005 Last Updated: 30 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 14 May 2008

Before Submitting
We cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. It is not unusual for publications to evolve or close overnight. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Just remember ...

• Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
• Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
• Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
• For novel/collection publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript.  Do this unless otherwise instructed.
• Include a SASE with all mailed submissions, queries, and requests for guidelines.
• Be professional, patient and persistent.