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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:

General. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical.

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Horror. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Mystery/Crime. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime, Historical.

Romance. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres.

Suspense/Thriller. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical.

Lengths:
Flash Fiction500 - 1,000 words.
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.
AccuracyWe have received 142 reports from 108 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 6.2 mean avg | 5.0 median | 92 max days (189.6 std dev)
Responses95.07 %
Acceptances20.42 % of submissions accepted (4.4 avg. days per acceptance) | 25.00 % 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.
Rejections74.65 % (5.2 avg. days per rejection) | 36.8 % personal, 41.5 % form, 21.7 % unspecified
Non-Responses4.93 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded0.70 % (92.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals4.23 % (4.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending8 responses are pending (2 min | 96.6 mean avg | 136.0 median | 282 max days waiting | 438.5 std dev) from 8 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. (2.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 18 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 May 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 18 May 2025
Last Audited: 16 Jan 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 22 Apr 2015

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