Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Fantasy Horror Magic Realism / Surrealism Science Fiction Open to all / most themes, including: Dark. Niteblade Fantasy and Horror will accept poems and stories of any length from drabbles to serialized novels -- so long as they have an element of fantasy or horror to them. I am not looking for run of the mill vampire stories or dry poetry that no one but the author can understand or enjoy -- but I'm not an ogre either and have been known to be flexible when the occasion demanded it. While I am not a stranger to erotica nor do I have a problem with it, no stories with excessive sexual content or profanity will be considered for publication. Yes, you may certainly swear, but not every other word -- and if you need to have a sex scene, please do it tastefully and without explicit detail when possible. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: Temporarily closed to submissions. Submissions Periods Open to fiction submissions from Sunday, June 01, 2008 to Friday, October 31, 2008 (14.3 days from now) Open to fiction submissions from Monday, December 01, 2008 to Thursday, April 30, 2009 (197.3 days from now)	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Purchase Issue(s) Shop their Store 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 Electronic Publication
Payscale
Token Payment for Short Fiction Token Payment 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
Canada
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. This market ranks among the Top 25 Swiftest Short Fiction Markets This market ranks among the Top 25 Most Approachable Short Fiction Markets This market ranks among the Top 25 Swiftest Poetry Markets This market ranks among the Top 25 Most Approachable Poetry Markets Accuracy We have received 79 reports within the past 12 months, not including 5 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 0 | 5.8 | 34 (min | avg | max) Responses (100%) Acceptances: 20.3% (3.8 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 79.7% (6.3 days avg. per rejection) | 47.6% personal, 27% form, 25.4% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (0%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: - Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 12 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 29 Apr 2008
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Rhysling Awards
Market Added: 11 May 2007 Last Updated: 30 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 14 May 2008

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