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ShortStory Substack

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Mission = Revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 12 x per year.

Fiction Open

Rolling Submissions:

Next cutoff date is 30 April 2025* (within the next 24 hours). 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
Flash Fiction6 - 1,000 words.
Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette7,500 - 10,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Royalties Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Royalties. Details: USD $100, plus 50% of subscription revenue.

Submissions:

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


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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

ShortStory Substack 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 81 reports from 56 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported2 min | 92.9 mean avg | 95.0 median | 492 max days (117.1 std dev)
Responses82.72 %
Acceptances0.00 % 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.
Rejections82.72 % (73.3 avg. days per rejection) | 1.5 % personal, 73.1 % form, 25.4 % unspecified
Non-Responses17.28 %
Lost/Returned1.23 % (269.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded8.64 % (304.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals7.41 % (46.2 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending19 responses are pending (9 min | 74.2 mean avg | 94.5 median | 123 max days waiting | 258.6 std dev) from 19 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 14 Apr 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Apr 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 10 Apr 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 16 Nov 2021

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