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"A bi-monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every other month."
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Table of contents

Introduction

A bi-monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every other month.

Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time
1 month / 15 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 7500

Flash rules

No specific limitations

fantasy

horror

scienceFiction

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Translation

No specific limitations

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Translations

Max words: 7500

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Fiction

Max words: 7500

Flash rules

No specific limitations

fantasy

horror

scienceFiction

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Translation

No specific limitations

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Translations

Max words: 7500

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

  • 01

    Details

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  • 02

    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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  • 06

    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 2005 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Jason Sizemore
Editor-in-Chief
Lesley Conner
Editor-in-Chief
Maurice Broaddus
SPECIAL FICTION EDITOR
ZZ Claybourne
NONFICTION EDITOR
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

52

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

15 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/15 days

Fastest response time

3 days

Slowest response time

30 days

Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 46 days, 47 days, 97 days, 289 days, 380 days