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Dec 2, 2023 - Dec 16, 2023

Guidelines

"A bi-monthly digital magazine and website for stories of transformation. We published our first issue in May 2022."

"A bi-monthly digital magazine and website for stories of transformation. We published our first issue in May 2022."

Vibe

Weird / outsider / wtf even is it

Response Time

1-2 weeks

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    Yes: see Genres section for details

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

2 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Short stories. At Medusa Tales, we seek speculative stories (sci-fi, fantasy, and horror) of human transformation and immobilization.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Drabbles – exactly 100 words Flash fiction – between 101 and 1,000 words

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Short stories. At Medusa Tales, we seek speculative stories (sci-fi, fantasy, and horror) of human transformation and immobilization.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Drabbles – exactly 100 words Flash fiction – between 101 and 1,000 words

Statistics

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Track submission

6

Total submissions tracked

8 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

4 days

Fastest response time

11 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Moksha.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Though we don’t insist, we prefer to receive submissions as Word documents (.docx or .doc files) in Shunn manuscript format. We also accept .rtf, .odt, and .pdf files. Stories will not be penalized based on formatting or file type. As long as we can open the file and read your story, we’ll be good to go.

Rights for published work

Once accepted, we request first electronic rights for original, unpublished stories with exclusive rights for three months from the publication date.

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 2022 | United States

Medusa Tales began as a crazy idea from a trio of statuephiles on three continents. Emilia, Olivia, and Veronica found each other through the magic of the Internet while seeking markets to publish their stories of transformation. Unsatisfied with the available options and wanting a publication dedicated to their chosen niche, Medusa Tales was born. Affectionately dubbed the Three Graces, our intrepid authors recognized that they lack the technical skills or time to create and run an online publication. Fortunately, they crossed Internet paths with Patrick O’Ryan, who loved the concept and agreed to develop Medusa Tales on their behalf and serve as its editor. He even contributes a story here and there when inspiration strikes.

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 :)

Patrick O’Ryan

Editor-in-Chief

Examples

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