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Dead Fox Publishing

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About

Dead Fox Publishing is a group of queer, disabled, neurodivergent cryptids looking to lift marginalized voices and share the unique and the weird. The forest crew worked seamlessly together in a previous life, so when that life ended, they were reborn, peeking out from the underbrush like new growth after a fire.

The crew are also authors and artists; with the state of the world being what it is and the influx of AI slop prevalent in the industry, we want to build a community to support and lift each other up.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Dead Fox Publishing's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.
More Approachable
Dead Fox Publishing's overall acceptance rate is higher than most publishers.
More Responsive
Dead Fox Publishing's overall rate of non-response is lower than most publishers.

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Gothic
Fantasy Subgenres: Dark Fantasy, Gothic
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Gothic
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary advance + >= 15% royalties No monetary advance. ≥ 15% royalties. Details: 50% royalty rates on net earnings of all formats.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dead Fox Publishing Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
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Accuracy
We have received 40 reports from 36 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
2 min | 62.9 mean avg | 62.0 median | 120 max days (29.4 std dev)
Responses
97.50 %
Acceptances:
45.00 % of submissions accepted (66.2 avg. days per acceptance) | 41.67 % 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.
Rejections:
52.50 % (62.8 avg. days per rejection) | 28.6 % personal, 71.4 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
2.50 % (24.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 03 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:10 UTC (4 hours, 49 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 20 Jul 2026

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