Futurist Letters

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Futurist Letters publishes essays on film, literature, emergent technologies, public policy, and the strange spaces where they intersect.

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 28 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Futurist Letters's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: Futurist Letters's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Futurist Letters's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 400 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $40.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: 400 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Film/Television.
History: See guidelines.
Politics/Political Science: International relations.
Technology.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $40.

Submissions:

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

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Futurist Letters Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 10 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

9 min | 50.8 mean avg | 33.0 median | 252 max days (76.4 std dev)

Responses

10.0 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

10.00 % (14.0 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 100.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

80.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

80.00 % (60.3 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

10.00 % (9.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 28 days. (80.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 28 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 14 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Jul 2026

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