Adventitious About Adventitious hopes to be an intelligently mischievous literary magazine for the curious and unclassifiable.Each issue arrives dressed in original artwork, with flash and experimental surprises online between releases. We pay professional rates (because imagination deserves its due).We love speculative, surreal, and literary fiction. We admire its reach, its weirdness, and its refusal to color inside any lines. We believe in the work of the magazines and writers already making noise in that space, and we want to join in the ruckus: to publish fiction that’s as thoughtful as it is surprising, and to do it with style, respect, and a great sense of nonsense. Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2025 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 6 x per year AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Statistics Synopsis FasterAdventitious's overall average response time is faster than most magazines. More ChallengingAdventitious's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveAdventitious's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026 11:00 AM EDT (in 18 days) through 05 October 2026.6Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres Horror Open to all/most Subgenres Science Fiction Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words. Novelette: 7,500 - 15,000 words. Novella: 15,000 - 17,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Mainstream, Surrealist.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.08/word.Submissions:Method: Duosuma submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Visual Art Open As for styles and moods, we’re looking for mid-century sci-fi, surrealism, minimalist, and other styles that might complement the Lost Astronaut mascot.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Artwork: Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $100.Submissions:Method: Duosuma submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Image. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Submit through Duosuma Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Bluesky @adventitiouswords.bsky.social Support this Publisher: Support on Patreon For the Editor(s): Request Interview Link to Duotrope Adventitious Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Visual Art Group by submission Accuracy We have received 748 reports from 527 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 0 min | 16.4 mean avg | 12.0 median | 131 max days (14.9 std dev) Responses 98.79 % Acceptances: 5.21 % of submissions accepted (38.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.02 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here. Rejections: 93.58 % (15.9 avg. days per rejection) | 8.0 % personal, 92.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 0.1 % shortlisted Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 1.20 % (10.1 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 11 responses are pending (1 min | 40.4 mean avg | 42.0 median | 113 max days waiting | 35.8 std dev) from 11 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (2.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.) Do not query on the status of your submission before 56 days have passed. Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 05 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Sep 2026. Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 21:07 UTC (6 hours, 2 minutes ago). 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