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Literally Stories

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Literally Stories is all about short stories. Literally.
It was created by writers for writers. It exists to showcase a wide spectrum of short story fiction from new and emerging writers to more seasoned authors.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom Established in 2014

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 312 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationUnknown publication frequency.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Children.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime, Historical.
Romance RomanceOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash Fiction500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 3,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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


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Literally Stories 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 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 137 reports from 94 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 9.4 mean avg | 5.0 median | 194 max days (19.7 std dev)
Responses95.62 %
Acceptances23.36 % of submissions accepted (9.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 27.66 % 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.
Rejections72.26 % (7.1 avg. days per rejection) | 35.4 % personal, 41.4 % form, 23.2 % unspecified
Non-Responses4.38 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded1.46 % (143.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals2.92 % (2.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending5 responses are pending (3 min | 57.8 mean avg | 5.0 median | 222 max days waiting | 94.4 std dev) from 5 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 42 days. (3.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 04 Oct 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Oct 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Jul 2024
Last Audited: 31 Jul 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 22 Apr 2015

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