Abyss & Apex
Literary Magazine
Our mission is to publish the finest in speculative and imaginative fiction and poetry, with special attention to character-driven stories
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 3 months*/Editor reported data48 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 8.338943089430895%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Payssee Genres section for details
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 10000 words max
Max words: 10000
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative, Young Adult
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Fiction - 1250 words max
Max words: 1250
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative, Young Adult
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 5.5 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Include a cover letter with all contact information, a third person lit bio.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All short fiction submissions of more than 1,000 words must be in William Shunn Manuscript Format. This especially means do not underline instead of using italics. And we’ve a preference for one space after a period, not two.
Author's rights
All rights revert to the poet upon publication, but we ask you cite/acknowledge Abyss & Apex as first place of publication should your work be reprinted or shared in any other media.
Additional info
"We are overstocked with fiction scheduled until mid 2024. Therefore 2022 FICTION SUBMISSIONS will be closed for all of 2022." "Submissions sent outside our submission periods will be deleted unread." Not interested in publishing horror or anything with a political slant. Simultaneous submissions are okay only for poetry submissions. Payment for FICTION: "Payment is USD $.08/word (eight cents a word) up to 1,000 words, and a flat payment of $80.00 for longer stories. We pay 30 days after publication. We prefer to make author payments via PayPal (especially if you reside outside of the United States). If this is unacceptable please let us know and we will make other arrangements." Payment for POETRY: "$5.50 per poem so that if PayPal takes 50 cents you still have a qualifying sale for genre poetry awards."
Tracker statistics
246
Total submissions tracked
48 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
348 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 5426 days, 4899 days
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