Genres & Theme
Experimental Literary Open to All / Most Genres Open to all / most themes We are receptive to high-quality literary fiction of all sorts, including traditional and experimental works. Genre fiction (such as science fiction, horror, mystery, and romance) is encouraged as long as it crosses or comments upon its genre and is both character-driven and psychologically acute. We are also interested in works that do not readily fall into one specific category. IMPORTANT: Check reading periods. They are generally closed for a week or two out of every month.	Go To: Website Support this Publisher: Make a Donation Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Web Design
Lengths
Poetry (varies, read guidelines) Flash Fiction (< 1,000 words) Short Story (1,000 - 6,000 words)
Media
Electronic Publication
Payscale
Professional Rates for Short Fiction Semi-Pro 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 6 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 331 reports within the past 12 months, not including 38 pending responses (with an avg. wait of 92 days) and not including 6 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 2 | 39.1* | 471 (min | avg | max) *This data has been normalized to reduce the effect of reported long waits before withdrawals or assumed rejections. Responses (95.5%) Acceptances: 1.5% (12.4 days avg. per acceptance) Rejections: 94% (38.4 days avg. per rejection) | 17% personal, 64.6% form, 18.3% unspecified Rewrite Requests: - Non-Responses (4.5%) Assumed Rejections: 0.3% (471 days avg. per assumed rejection without response) Author Withdrawals: 4.2% (41.6 days avg. per withdrawal by author) Other Information Submissions are acknowledged within 4 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on: 15 May 2008 Responses have been received for submissions sent as late as: 02 Apr 2008 Do not query before 42 days have passed. (25.4% of the responses reported to us for this market have taken longer than 42 days.)
Market Added: 29 Jul 2005 Last Updated: 03 May 2008 Last Checked: 12 May 2008

Before Submitting
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