Genres & Theme
Science Fiction Open to all / most themes In general, we're looking for "character oriented" stories, those in which the characters, rather than the science, provide the main focus for the reader's interest. Serious, thoughtful, yet accessible fiction will constitute the majority of our purchases, but there's always room for the humorous as well. Borderline fantasy is fine, but no Sword & Sorcery, please. Neither are we interested in explicit sex or violence. A good overview would be to consider that all fiction is written to examine or illuminate some aspect of human existence, but that in science fiction the backdrop you work against is the size of the Universe.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Subscribe Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover
Lengths
Poetry (40 lines max.) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,500 words) Novelette (7,500 - 15,000 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction Semi-Pro Rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 12 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 151 reports within the past 12 months, not including 12 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 33 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 7 | 55.1 | 238 (min | avg | max) Responses (97.4%) Acceptances: 2.6% (55 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 94% (52 days avg. per rejection) | 38.7% personal, 42.3% form, 19% unspecified Rewrite Requests: 0.7% (35 days avg. per rewrite request) Non-Responses (2.6%) Assumed Rejections: 1.3% (190 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 1.3% (152.5 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 10 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 25 Apr 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 14 Apr 2008 Do not query before 90 days have passed. (19.9% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 90 days.)
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Hugo Award Nebula Awards Sidewise Awards for Alternate History SLF Fountain Award The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror The Year's Best Science Fiction Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
Market Added: 25 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 23 Jun 2006 Last Checked: 08 May 2008

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