Genres & Theme
Fantasy Science Fiction Open to all / most themes We publish quality new Science Fiction and Fantasy stories of up to about 15,000 words in length. If you receive a rejection from Interzone please don’t then submit that story to The 3rd Alternative (and vice versa), as we will have had both magazines in mind when reading your submission. IMPORTANT: Postal submissions accepted year-round. Check for electronic submission periods before sending an electronic submission.	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 - 7,500 words) Novelette (7,500 - 10,000 words)
Media
Print Publication
Payscale
Payment ranges from semi-pro to professional rates for Short Fiction
Other Info
Accepts postal submissions and electronic submissions
No simultaneous submissions allowed
No reprints accepted
No multiple submissions allowed
Published 6 x per year
United Kingdom
Response Times
Show Overall Electronic Subs Postal Subs   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 121 reports within the past 12 months, not including 8 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 46 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 9 | 55.4 | 258 (min | avg | max) Responses (98.3%) Acceptances: 1.7% (167 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 96.7% (50.7 days avg. per rejection) | 62.4% personal, 26.5% form, 11.1% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (1.7%) Assumed Rejections: 0.8% (258 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 0.8% (170 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within one day on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 28 Apr 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 02 Apr 2008
Awards, "Best of" Annuals, etc.
Work published has been awarded, nominated for, or received honorable mention in the following: Hugo Award Sidewise Awards for Alternate History The Year's Best Science Fiction
Market Added: 25 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 02 Aug 2007 Last Checked: 11 May 2008

Before Submitting
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