Genres & Theme
Open to All / Most Genres THEMED: Dark. Dark. Well-written. 4,000 words or less. Go to it. [The editor is Canadian, although the sponsors, Leisure Books, are American and payment is in US dollars.] * Comments from Duotrope's Digest (and not the editor of this publication) are in green. IMPORTANT: No simultaneous submissions accepted for Poetry.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Shop their Store Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Web Design
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 4,000 words)
Media
Electronic Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction Payment ranges from semi-pro to professional rates for Poetry
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 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 Most Challenging Short Fiction Markets Accuracy We have received 144 reports within the past 12 months, not including 27 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 80 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 | 38.9 | 146 (min | avg | max) Responses (95.1%) Acceptances: 1.4% (28.5 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 93.8% (38.8 days avg. per rejection) | 77.8% personal, 12.6% form, 9.6% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (4.9%) Assumed Rejections: 0.7% (102 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 4.2% (33.5 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 3 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 16 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 28 Mar 2008 Do not query before 90 days have passed. (2.8% 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: Bram Stoker Awards Nebula Awards storySouth's Million Writers Award The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror The Year's Best Science Fiction Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
Market Added: 29 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 20 Feb 2008 Last Checked: 17 May 2008

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