Fictive Dream
Literary Magazine
A lit mag devoted to the traditional literary short story.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 3 weeks*/Editor reported data17 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 6.52%*Chill Subs tracker stats
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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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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 - 2500 words max
Max words: 500
Max words: 2500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Art
Photography
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Please add a brief biography of no more than 75 words written in the third person with links that you would like to be included.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
No PDFs and please do not paste your story in the body of your email.
Author's rights
By submitting to Fictive Dream you agree to grant First Serial Rights and non exclusive Electronic Archival Rights to show your work indefinitely on our site. Copyright reverts to the author on publication. We ask that your work does not appear in another publication for three months from the date of publication in Fictive Dream. If, after this time, your work is published in subsequent publications, print or online, we ask that Fictive Dream be acknowledged as the first publisher.
Additional info
Send one story at a time, and please wait for our response before sending another. We nominate the best stories for national and international awards.
Tracker statistics
50
Total submissions tracked
17 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
28 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2 days, 31 days, 57 days, 77 days
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About
Welcome to Fictive Dream, the online magazine dedicated to the short story. We chose our name with more than just a backward glance to American writer and teacher John Gardner whose concept of the fictive dream remains a cornerstone of good writing. Powerful writing ensures that readers never slip o...
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2016
Country
GB
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Laura Black
Editor-in-Chief