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The Thing With Feathers Speculative Stories of Hope

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A speculative anthology of hopeful stories – with feathers! They can be stories about birds, other creatures, constructs, or humans, but with some kind of feather element – whether natural or artificial. The stories don’t have to be happy or even upbeat, but they do have to have an important element of hopefulness. All stories should be vegan or you should be willing to make it vegan on request.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2024

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationOne-time publication.

Fiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $0.01/word; $20 flat rate for reprints.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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The Thing With Feathers Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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AccuracyWe have received 8 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 0.8 mean avg | 1.0 median | 1 max days (0.4 std dev)
Pending4 responses are pending (1 min | 42.0 mean avg | 49.5 median | 68 max days waiting | 28.8 std dev) from 4 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 14 days.
Most recent response reported was received on 18 Jan 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Jan 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 04 Nov 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 04 Nov 2024

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