Factor Four Magazine
Literary Magazine
Monthly Speculative Flash Fiction Magazine
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: less than 30 days*/Editor reported data41 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 6.22%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$0.11 per word
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 - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative
Payment: $ 0.11 per word
Art
Payment: $ 0.11 per word
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
Use the 'comments' tab for any additional information such as bio, or publishing credits. (optional)
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please send a .doc, .docx, or .rtf. Please use 12 point Courier font, double spaced, with author information, and word count. If you want text to be bolded or in italics, please be sure it is in that format on your manuscript.
Author's rights
We require first print and electronic rights for your story. If your story has been published by someone else, or yourself, (even if you were never paid) then we will not publish it. No reprints unless specifically requested by us. Keep in mind that this includes publishing a story on your website, Patreon, or blog. We require exclusive rights for six months from the date of publication. Full details of rights can be found in the contract.
Additional info
We are okay with foul language and sexual activity within a story, provided it fits the story well. We do not publish erotica. Please send us just one story at a time. Once you’ve heard back on your submission you are welcome to send us another one.
Tracker statistics
625
Total submissions tracked
41 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
4 days
Fastest response time
58 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 80 days
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About
Factor Four Magazine is a monthly magazine featuring flash fiction stories from the Speculative Fiction realm. We publish stories you can read on the go right here on our website. Each year we compose an annual print anthology of all of our stories that is also available in eReader forms.
Founded
2017
Country
US
Masthead
Richard Flores IV
Editor-in-Chief
Michelle Brumley
Reading Editor
Dee Darling
Reading Editor
Zack Lux
Reading Editor
Kirsten Wittrock
Reading Editor