Genres & Theme
Cross Genre / Slipstream Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Open to all / most themes Ideomancer publishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and flash fiction. We are open to any story with a speculative element-the supernatural, the unexplained, or the undiscovered. Stories without this element will not be considered. In other words, no matter how brilliant your serial-killer story is, it won't pass muster with us; we want that something extra that pushes a story beyond the bounds of reality. We also accept poetry — we're open to anything other than epic with a speculative element. TEMPORARILY CLOSED: Temporarily closed to submissions. Submissions Periods Open to submissions from Sunday, June 01, 2008 to Thursday, July 31, 2008 (15 days from now) Open to submissions from Monday, September 01, 2008 to Friday, October 31, 2008 Open to submissions from Monday, December 01, 2008 to Saturday, January 31, 2009 Open to submissions from Sunday, March 01, 2009 to Thursday, April 30, 2009	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Make a Donation Buy Book(s) Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Web Design
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 7,000 words)
Media
Electronic Publication
Payscale
Payment ranges from token payment to semi-pro rates for Short Fiction Semi-Pro Rates for Poetry
Other Info
Accepts electronic submissions only
No simultaneous submissions allowed
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. Accuracy We have received 98 reports within the past 12 months, not including 2 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 16 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 0 | 16.8 | 288 (min | avg | max) Responses (99%) Acceptances: 2% (160.5 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 94.9% (13.3 days avg. per rejection) | 72% personal, 14% form, 14% unspecified Rewrite Requests: 2% (19 days avg. per rewrite request) Non-Responses (1%) Assumed Rejections: - Author Withdrawals: 1% (53 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 6 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 16 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 23 Apr 2008 Do not query before 30 days have passed. (14.3% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 30 days.)
Market Added: 29 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 30 Apr 2008 Last Checked: 14 May 2008

Before Submitting
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