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Kaleidotrope publishes predominantly speculative fiction and poetry—science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also compelling work that blurs the lines between these and falls outside of neat genre categories. (Man does not live on space ships, elves, and ghostly ax murderers alone, after all.)

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2006

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasySubgenres: Cross-Genre, Magic Realism, Weird/New Weird.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Weird/New Weird.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Weird/New Weird.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash Fiction250 - 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 10,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $0.01/word.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Closed
This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.

Poetry Temp Closed

We consider all forms. However, individual haiku, or other very short poems, may be a tougher sell.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasySubgenres: Cross-Genre, Magic Realism, Weird/New Weird.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Weird/New Weird.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Weird/New Weird.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $5 per poem.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Visual Art Temp Closed

We are looking for primarily full-color illustrations to serve as cover art.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUnknown number of pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Illustration.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Humorous.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $60 for cover art.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Image.

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Kaleidotrope Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 223 reports from 132 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 3.4 mean avg | 4.0 median | 22 max days (2.6 std dev)
Responses100.00 %
Acceptances5.83 % of submissions accepted (5.2 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.33 % 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.
Rejections94.17 % (3.3 avg. days per rejection) | 4.8 % personal, 77.6 % form, 17.6 % unspecified | 0.5 % shortlisted
Non-Responses0.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals-

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 05 Dec 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Nov 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Jan 2025
Last Audited: 15 Dec 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 22 Apr 2006

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