Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Open to all / most themes, including: Dark. BALLISTA is the new short fiction magazine from Mucusart Publications, bringing you new and original writing exploring the realm of the supernatural. Ballista will be published twice a year from October 2006. Issue 1 features the work of John Light, Rosie Lugosi, H.Ann Dyess, Dermot Glennon, Andrew Myers & Neil Deadman amongst others. We openly welcome your submissions. Your muse is free to roam, so long as it touches upon the paranormal, horror, Gothick, psychological, occult & macabre - even SF, dark fantasy or just the downright bizarre will be considered.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 3,500 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Token Payment for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 2 x per year
United Kingdom
Response Times
Show Overall   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 22 reports within the past 12 months, not including 6 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 16 days) and not including 1 ignored report (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 12 | 34.4 | 58 (min | avg | max) Responses (95.5%) Acceptances: 4.5% (58 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 90.9% (33.2 days avg. per rejection) | 25% personal, 40% form, 35% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (4.5%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: 4.5% (33 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 29 Apr 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 02 Mar 2008 Do not query before 45 days have passed. (18.2% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 45 days.)
Market Added: 26 Jul 2006 Last Updated: 01 Sep 2007 Last Checked: 05 May 2008

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