Not One of Us is about people (or things) out of place in their surroundings, outsiders, social misfits, aliens in the SF sense—anyone excluded from society for whatever the reason. We’d like to consider the problem of “otherness” from every possible fictional angle.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?*/Editor reported data13 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data5.92%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
How to submit
Process
Email
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We prefer Word or RTF attachments (do not send submissions in PDF), but it’s OK to embed submissions.
Author's rights
We assume first serial rights, with rights reverting to the author/poet upon publication.
Additional info
Themes to avoid: vampires, alcoholic villains without any understanding of their motives, tales about writers, sword and sorcery, deals with the devil, and revenge stories that have no other point, especially if the punishment far exceeds the crime.
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
13 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
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About
The editorial philosophy of the magazine reflects my own personal taste in genre fiction. To me the scariest and most deeply moving horror stories are not about monsters or about good vs. evil, but rather about the reader’s own fears and discomforts. Similarly, for Not One of Us, fantasy isn’t about...
Read moreFounded
1986
Country
US
Masthead
John Benson
Editor-in-Chief