Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Fantasy Horror Magic Realism / Surrealism Science Fiction Open to all / most themes What to send us: Unusual and beautifully-written speculative fiction stories with full plots and strong characters. The best way to understand what we are looking for is to read an issue of the magazine. We also recommend reading our What We Want page, which describes our preferences and expectations in detail. Improve your chances of acceptance by understanding what we’re looking for.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 5,000 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Payment ranges from token payment to semi-pro rates for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
Allows simultaneous submissions (always follow proper simultaneous submission etiquette)
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 4 x per year
USA
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. This market ranks among the Top 25 Swiftest Short Fiction Markets Accuracy We have received 228 reports within the past 12 months, not including 18 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 44 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 1 | 11.7 | 149 (min | avg | max) Responses (99.6%) Acceptances: 2.6% (51 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 96.1% (10.3 days avg. per rejection) | 82.2% personal, 8.7% form, 9.1% unspecified Rewrite Requests: 0.9% (45 days avg. per rewrite request) Non-Responses (0.4%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: 0.4% (9 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 17 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 10 May 2008 Do not query before 21 days have passed. (12.3% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 21 days.)
Themes
Recent Past Deadlines: The Clockwork Jungle Book (steampunk fables) (Deadline: 29 Feb 2008)
Market Added: 25 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 21 Dec 2007 Last Checked: 16 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.