Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Horror Mystery Suspense THEMED: Dark. Specific themes may vary. We want strongly-written, well-composed and consistent novellas, novelettes, short stories, flash fiction or poetry that are dark in nature and show a distinctively “distorted” sensibility. Submissions Periods Open to submissions from Tuesday, January 01, 2008 to Monday, June 30, 2008	Go To: Website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words; may vary) Novelette (7,500 - 15,000 words; may vary) Novella (15,000 - 40,000 words; may vary)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Unknown Rates for Short Fiction Unknown Rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 1 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 12 reports within the past 12 months, not including 2 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 50 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 26 | 70.6 | 184 (min | avg | max) Responses (100%) Acceptances: 41.7% (66.6 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 50% (77.8 days avg. per rejection) | 66.7% personal, 33.3% form Rewrite Requests: 8.3% (47 days avg. per rewrite request) Non-Responses (0%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: - Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 29 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 11 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 31 Mar 2008 Do not query before 90 days have passed. (25% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 90 days.)
Themes
Upcoming Deadlines: Magic rites (Deadline: 30 Jun 2008, 49 days from now)
Market Added: 09 Jan 2007 Last Updated: 09 Jan 2008 Last Checked: 30 Apr 2008

Before Submitting
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