Duosuma Gold Star Program (and other available discounts)

What is the Gold Star Program?

Duosuma's Gold Star Program is our way of rewarding publishers that respond quickly to their submissions. Accounts that qualify for the Gold Star Program automatically get a discount of 25% off standard Duosuma pricing, including Block purchases. In addition, we'll cut our commission in half on your fee-required submissions.
Also, those accounts get a Gold Star icon , indicating that they have qualified for the program.

What are the criteria to qualify?

To qualify, a Duosuma account must meet all of the following criteria:

1. They must have responded to at least 10 submissions through the Duosuma platform in the past 12 months. (Across all projects and submission calls. Test submissions and manually-added submissions are excluded.)
2. The account must be in good standing. (No overdue bills.)
3. Their team has been actively evaluating submissions in the past month. (This includes reviewing, rating, and/or responding to submissions.)
4. They must respond to submissions within 60 days on average.* (Based on the mean average of all submissions responded to through the Duosuma platform in the past 12 months.)

It's that simple! Any account that meets those four criteria will automatically receive the Gold Star discount and icon.

How do we know if we've qualified?

If your Duosuma account has qualified for the Gold Star Program, it will be shown on your Duosuma Control Panel and Manage Billing page. Your projects and calls on the Submission Opportunities and Submission Calendar pages will also show the Gold Star icon.

How many accounts currently qualify?

39.0% of active Duosuma accounts currently qualify for the Gold Star Program. Additionally, 28.6% of active Duosuma accounts are close* to qualifying.

Calculated once an hour.
* They don't meet all the criteria yet, but their average response time is close to the 60-day standard.

Other opportunities for discounts and free submission credits

Volume Discount: If your Duosuma account is billed for at least 100 submission credits in a billing period, or you pre-purchase at least 100 submission credits, you will get an automatic volume tier discount. This discount increases significantly at 1,000 and 10,000 submissions. For full details, see Duosuma pricing information.

CLMP Member Discount: Members of CLMP (Community of Literary Magazines and Presses) can contact us to request a 20% discount. Every few months, we will re-verify that you are still active members of CLMP. Note that this discount does not stack with the Gold Star discount. If you qualify for both, the higher discount will take effect. Your minimum discount will be 20%, and it will go up to 25% if you qualify for the Gold Star program.

Duotrope's Contest Sponsorship Program: If you run any contests through Duosuma, look into Duotrope's Contest Sponsorship Program. If your application is accepted, you can get up to 250 free submission credits per contest accepted into the program. See the Contest Sponsorship page for full details, rules, and restrictions.