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Fabula Argentea the venue of good writing 240

A project of Silver Pen Writers (see other related projects).

About

Fabula Argentea (FA for short) is Latin for “silver story” and the name is pronounced FAH-boo-la ar-GEN-tee-ah (where the “g” is hard as in “grape”). FA is a paying market. Our goal is to bring its readers the best writing we can find. Period. We accept a wide variety of material: genre, literary, humor, the grit of life, happy endings, sad endings, and perhaps the occasional spicy story.

Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2012

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Children.

Genres:
General General
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 8,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $5 up to 1,000 words, $10 for 1,000-5,000 words, $15 for 5,000-8000 words.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Fabula Argentea Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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This project ranks among the Most Personable Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 112 reports from 83 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported8 min | 22.4 mean avg | 20.0 median | 186 max days (17.8 std dev)
Responses95.54 %
Acceptances2.68 % of submissions accepted (24.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.61 % 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.
Rejections92.86 % (20.4 avg. days per rejection) | 81.7 % personal, 7.7 % form, 10.6 % unspecified
Non-Responses4.46 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded0.89 % (186.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals3.57 % (31.3 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending10 responses are pending (1 min | 20.8 mean avg | 12.0 median | 112 max days waiting | 32.8 std dev) from 10 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 21 days. (39.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 21 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 19 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Apr 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 May 2024
Last Audited: 11 Dec 2023. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 21 Aug 2012

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