Hapax, that's odd that you didn't get a response, either.
Rats, the pro markets are so limited for flash fiction.
Rats, the pro markets are so limited for flash fiction.
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JJ, their submissions grinder page doesn't have any recent rejections, and I saw someone asking if no response yet means an auto reject on Twitter. Do they wait a while after their deadline to send notices?
How's so? Virtually every pro market considers flash. The only exceptions I can think of off the top of my head are Clarkesworld and Lightspeed/Nightmare. In addition, there are several pro markets that *only* publish flash (and lots of it): Daily Science Fiction, Nature, Flash Fiction Online.
Well maybe it's not terrible, but The Grinder lists 30 total pro markets that take flash fantasy. Once I rule out specifics for this particular story (like children's, horror, UF, etc) the remainder looks a little slim, especially since one of those already rejected. I'll just keep trying, I guess.
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Alex—
Consider, yeah, but at a lot of the bigger markets list flash as a "tough sell" or "very rarely" bought, which scares me off.
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Consider, yeah, but at a lot of the bigger markets list flash as a "tough sell" or "very rarely" bought, which scares me off.
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True, it may be a tough sell. But... as opposed to all those novelettes and longer short stories which are a breeze to sell to the likes of Asimov's or F&SF... am I right? 
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True, it may be a tough sell. But... as opposed to all those novelettes and longer short stories which are a breeze to sell to the likes of Asimov's or F&SF... am I right?
Ha! Fair enough.
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What's your thinking, 'pax? They posted an update on 11th Feb on their website. I'd be concerned when they stop posting stuff entirely.
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R from F&SF that says he hopes to see more stories from me in the future. That's awfully nice for a form rejection—that is just their standard text, right?
This is my first time posting here, but one has to start from somewhere, right?
Two rejections-- One from Bide and one from F & SF. Both asked to submit again.
Two rejections-- One from Bide and one from F & SF. Both asked to submit again.
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Does anyone have a query address for Terraform? Per the Submissions Grinder, I'm the longest out, currently at 58 days. Starting to wonder if I'm lost in a spam bucket.
According to Duotrope, someone there has been out 95 days, and 76 is the longest before a response reported.
Anyway, the 'Contact Us' button at the bottom of the page goes to the editor of Motherboard, or maybe try the e-mail address provided for submissions?
I'm at 80 days at Terraform. I have queried at around 65 days (since their stated response time was something like two weeks) and haven't heard back. I queried again a couple of days ago. Again, silence. If I don't hear back 90 days in, I'll be withdrawing.
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Oof, that's unfortunate. Was pretty hopeful for that market, despite the feathers they ruffled.
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My particular story is a good fit for another submission call that's closing at the end of this month, so if I don't hear back by the end of the week, I'm withdrawing it. Somewhat reassuring to know I'm not the only one left hanging.
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Bummer, ACFantasy. Nice that you got that far through one of the most epic slushpiles ever!
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