Bewildering Stories
Literary Magazine
BewilderingStories publishes writing ranging from speculative fiction to realism in prose, poetry, and drama. Non-fiction and artwork are also featured.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: within four weeks*/Editor reported data5 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 40.49%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
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 - 9000 words max
Max words: 9000
Sub Genres: Literary, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative
Nonfiction - 9000 words max
Max words: 9000
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Review
Interview
Translation
Art
No specific limitations
Play
Audio
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
New contributors, please include a cover message addressed specifically to Bewildering Stories and tell us a little something about yourselves.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Word.doc and Word.docx are commonly used. RTF (Rich Text Format) is also available in most word processors.
Author's rights
We purchase — with no payment but our gratitude — first, non-exclusive electronic rights for the works we accept.
Additional info
We make no restrictions as to length. We like to keep works as compact as possible, but we also think our frequency of publication makes serials attractive and keeps readers coming back. We cannot consider, regardless of merit: Micro-poetry; Inspirational or religious literature; Fan fiction; Computer-generated texts. Scheduling: Titles are scheduled roughly in chronological order of acceptance. The on-line schedule shows the next four weeks of the official schedule, which is normally longer.
Tracker statistics
25
Total submissions tracked
5 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
1 days
Fastest response time
24 days
Slowest response time
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About
Bewildering Stories — known informally as “BwS” — is a weekly electronic publication featuring speculative fiction as well as non-fiction, namely poetry, articles, essays, reviews, and art. What does “Bewildering” really mean? One thing it does not mean: “befuddling.” We do not like literature that...
Read moreFounded
2002
Country
CA
Masthead
Don Webb
Editor-in-Chief
Charles C. Cole
Flash Fiction Editor
John Stocks
Poetry Editor