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Fee-Free Novelettes

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Today's Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Novelettes. Check back tomorrow for a new list.
Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else.

Asimov's Science Fiction

From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov's has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor…
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette, Novella.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.08-$0.10/word.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 37.5 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.4% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Azure

We love work that is linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally demanding of the reader. We want literary fiction that grows in complexity upon each visitation. All writers tend to develop a scrap heap of brilliant writing - sharp dialogue that has been cut in service of a plot, a philosophical tirade that can't quite be couched in a narrative, a stunning imagistic landscape of linguistic pyrotechnics that seeks an audience..…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novel Excerpt.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 76.7 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Chatterbox!

Chatterbox is a rebellion against the shortening attention span of readers, as well as the current pacing trends of popular short fiction. We love maximalism, pertinent rambling, and stories that build to a crescendo, even if they take a while to get there.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: Token. Details: USD $20.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 16.4 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Cold Caller Magazine

Cold Caller is a publisher of crime and mystery fiction, and we define those terms broadly. We're looking for stories of bad decisions and worse consequences; unlucky losers who can't catch a break; grifters and con men convinced they're about to score big; good men and women who have very good reasons to do terrible things.
Genres: Mystery/Crime.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $125.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 70.8 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies

We have your best interests at heart. Dragon Soul Press provides high-quality anthologies with a broad audience reach.
Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette, Novella.
Payment: No monetary payment. Royalties. Details: Share of 30% royalties for the first year.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 32.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 41.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Eckleburg

Eckleburg is a literary and arts journal publishing original works from both emerging and awarded writers, poets, artists and musicians including Roxane Gay, Rick Moody, Cris Mazza, Steve Almond, Stephen Dixon, Moira Egan and David Wagoner.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 144.6 days.
Acceptances: Average. 10.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Failbetter

Failbetter is a journal of literature and art from Richmond, VA and New York, NY. Founded in 2000, our journal’s latest iteration was launched in January 2017.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel Excerpt.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 55.1 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.9% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Perseid Prophecies

Perseid Prophecies is an independent quarterly speculative fiction magazine. Every issue features fiction from a broad range of science fiction and fantasy, including everything from hard SFF, weird fiction, sci-fi tinged horror, and more. Additionally, each issue offers a factual scientific article, unique cover art, and an editorial titled “Raye’s Rant.”
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 45.1 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Ranger's Almanac Wildcard

An annual literary journal for stories, poems, artwork, photography, and music from rangers and nature enthusiasts nationwide. Share your stories, poems, artwork, photographs, or music inspired by any national or state forest or park.
Genres: Open to all/most genres.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $5 per 500 words.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 3.5 days.

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The Summerset Review

Founded in 2002, the journal is exclusively devoted to the review and publication of unsolicited fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novel Excerpt.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 85.9 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 3.9% of fiction submissions accepted.

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