Smart Search List of the Day Smart Search Novellas Members' Area: You are not logged in. You need to log in to have full access to this feature. Sign up if you haven't already. All new accounts start with a free trial. Smart Search is one of several search options for our members. It enables you to search for publishers and agents using the most common options and provides a short list of results that's curated and updated daily. This helps you find that gold nugget in the stream with as little effort as possible. Although you aren't a member yet, we are giving you a free preview of our Smart Search below. Read our Guide to Smart Search for more information about this feature.Note: These are the results of a previous Smart Search List of the Day. Today's Smart Search is Horror Fiction. This Smart Search List of the Day is: Novellas.Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else. Analog Science Fiction & Fact Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine continues to bring together celebrated authors, new talent, and award-winning stories, poems, and articles, as it has since its launch in 1930. Originally published as Astounding Stories of Science Fiction, Analog remains the unparalleled literary magazine in the genre, and rewards readers with realistic stories that reflect both the highest standards of scientific accuracy and the far reaches of the imagination, as well as lively articles about…Genres: Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel.Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.08-$0.10/word for short fiction; $0.06/word for serials.Avg. Response: Average responder. 91.2 days.Acceptances: Average. 7.1% of fiction submissions accepted. 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. 3.4 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 0.6% of fiction submissions accepted. The Colored Lens: Speculative Fiction Magazine The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing four to five short stories and serialized novellas a quarter in genres ranging from fantasy, to science fiction, to slipstream or magical realism, we hope to help our readers see the world just a bit differently than before they came to our website…Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella.Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $10 for flash; $20 for stories; for novellas, $20 for first 10,000 words, and $1 per 1,000 words over that.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 4.2 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 3.7% of fiction submissions accepted. Dark Holme Publishing Short Story Anthology Series No description available.Genres: Fantasy, Horror.Lengths: Novella, Novel.Payment: Token. Details: GBP £100.00.Avg. Response: Average responder. 63.1 days.Acceptances: Average. 7.0% of fiction submissions accepted. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Launched in 1941, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine is credited with setting the standard for the modern crime and mystery short story. The magazine has been cited as “the finest periodical of its kind” by The Readers Encyclopedia of American Literature and as “the best mystery magazine in the world, bar none” by author Stephen King…Genres: Mystery/Crime.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella.Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.05-$0.08/word.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 37.5 days.Acceptances: Average. 9.1% of fiction submissions accepted. Galileo Press Some Fees Wildcard Galileo Books was founded in 1979 by Julia Wendell and Jack Stephens. It grew out of their Iowa City literary salon which combined music, literature, and graphic arts to begin new conversations in poetics. The press obtained registered nonprofit status in 1985 and although it is steadfastly independent has had its titles reviewed in the New York Review of Books and other notable publications.Genres: General.Lengths: Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.Payment: + Semi-pro advance. Unknown royalties. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $200 to $500, plus "standard" royalties.Avg. Response: Average responder. 58.7 days. Gradeside Stories Gradeside Stories is your haunted carnival for the tales geared toward younger readers—still spooky, but with a little restraint.Genres: Horror.Lengths: Short Story, Novella, Novel.Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Details: 50% royalties of net earnings.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 26.8 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 18.7% of fiction submissions accepted. Narrative Magazine Some Fees Narrative is dedicated to advancing literature in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging reading across communities and generations, in schools, and around the globe. Our digital library of new literature by celebrated authors and by the best new and emerging writers is available for free. Since 2003 Narrative has been at the forefront of a new kind of library—a global meeting place, if you will, where readers and writers meet…Genres: General.Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel Excerpt, Novel.Payment: Professional. Details: USD $250-$500 for 500 to 2,000 words; $500-$1,000 for over 2,000 words.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 40.9 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 1.4% of fiction submissions accepted. New American Fiction Prize Some Fees The New American Fiction Prize is awarded each year to a full-length fiction manuscript, such as a story collection, novel, novella(s), or something that blends forms, like a novel in verse.Genres: General.Lengths: Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.Winner's Prize: + Semi-pro advance. No royalties. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $1,500.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 228.9 days.Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction. Writers of the Future Contest The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest is an ongoing competition designed to discover new and amateur writers of science fiction and fantasy, present certificates of merit when earned and award monetary prizes to the winners. All types of science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy are welcome.Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Short Story, Novelette, Novella.Winner's Prize: Professional. Details: USD $1,000.Avg. Response: Average responder. 76.7 days.Acceptances: Average. 5.6% of fiction submissions accepted.