Quest Magazine

About

Quest is a new online magazine publishing literary, visual, and critical work that uses sci-fi and fantasy to reflect the world around us.
Quest is a space for readers to explore and contributors to experiment.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: 2,000 to 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

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 $250 per short story; $250 per serialized installment.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: More than 1,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: More than 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Literature/Books: See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

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 $250.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $100.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Illustration.
Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

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 $50-$500 per artwork/illustration; $25-$100 per page of comics.

Submissions:

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

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Quest Magazine 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.

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Accuracy

We have received 38 reports from 36 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 79.3 mean avg | 87.0 median | 121 max days (33.4 std dev)

Responses

97.37 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

97.37 % (81.1 avg. days per rejection) | 8.1 % personal, 70.3 % form, 21.6 % unspecified | 10.5 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

2.63 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

2.63 % (77.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 16 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:00 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2026

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