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Dragon Gems Short Fiction Program

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A project of Water Dragon Publishing (see other related projects).

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Dragon Gems is our publishing program for short fiction when a novel just won’t do.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication 
Print Publication Print Publication 

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Short Story Short Story5,000 to 7,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Other (May vary).

Payment:

Semi-pro advance (US$200-1999) + No royalties (Provides free copy/copies) Semi-pro advance. No royalties. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $0.02/word.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


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Dragon Gems Short Fiction Program 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 36 reports from 32 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported39 min | 61.3 mean avg | 61.5 median | 251 max days (44.2 std dev)
Responses83.33 %
Acceptances8.33 % of submissions accepted (63.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 9.38 % 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.
Rejections75.00 % (53.0 avg. days per rejection) | 37.0 % personal, 48.2 % form, 14.8 % unspecified
Non-Responses16.66 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded8.33 % (206.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals8.33 % (71.3 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending1 response is pending (258 days waiting). 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 90 days. (16.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 19 Jul 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 05 Sep 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 16 Mar 2022

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