More Distant Shores Fledgling Listing: This project is new and has been listed with us for less than six months. About More Distant Shores is an upcoming magazine striving to publish the highest quality short fiction, irrespective of genre. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2026 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Statistics Synopsis FasterMore Distant Shores's overall average response time is faster than most magazines. More ChallengingMore Distant Shores's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. More ResponsiveMore Distant Shores's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Fiction Open First and foremost, the most important criterion in whether we select your piece for publication is the quality of the writing. We want pieces that are clear, tight, and highly edited. Overly literary passages may work against you (or they may not; as with all writing advice, you can flout the rule if you do a good enough job of it).As mentioned, you may submit pieces of any genre (or pieces that defy genre classification). We are especially interested in pieces that are just a little odd—think The Twilight Zone. If a pieces feels too speculative for a traditional literary magazine, but not speculative enough for an SFWA magazine, it might find a good home with More Distant Shores.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: Open to all/most Genres, including: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, SlipstreamLengths: Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words. Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.10/word.Submissions:Method: Online form. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Instagram @moredistantshores Support this Publisher: Support on Ko-fi For the Editor(s): Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope More Distant Shores Submission Statistics 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. Filter: Category: Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 31 reports from 31 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 0 min | 27.5 mean avg | 28.0 median | 47 max days (12.6 std dev) Responses 90.32 % Acceptances: 0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet. Rejections: 90.32 % (29.2 avg. days per rejection) | 3.6 % personal, 78.6 % form, 17.9 % unspecified Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 9.68 % (9.7 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 37 responses are pending (4 min | 31.8 mean avg | 33.0 median | 49 max days waiting | 14.1 std dev) from 37 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 28 days. (48.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 28 days.) Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 12 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Jul 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:00 UTC (less than a minute ago). 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