Non-Responsive Fiction Publications

17 fiction publishers have at least a 33% rate of submissions reported as 'Lost/Returned or Never Responded' and have at least 10 people reporting responses within the past 12 months. "Fledgling" listings are not included.
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

Title	Genres	Lengths	Payment	Media
Clash Books	General Horror Science Fiction	Novel	Unknown advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Ahoy Comics	Open to All/Most Genres General	Flash Fiction Short Story	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Confingo Magazine	Open to All/Most Genres General	Flash Fiction Short Story	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Print Publication
Arcadia Books (Quercus Books)	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Novel	Unknown advance + Unknown royalties	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Atlantic	General	Flash Fiction Short Story	Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Unnamed Press	General	Novel	Unknown advance + Unknown royalties	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Calliope Interactive TEMP CLOSED	Open to All/Most Genres Fantasy Horror Romance	Flash Fiction Short Story	Professional payment	Electronic Publication
Harper's Magazine	General	Short Story	Unknown payment	Print Publication
HyphenPunk Magazine	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Short Story Novelette Novella Novel Excerpt Novel	Token payment to Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Story Unlikely	Open to All/Most Genres General Action-Adventure Fantasy Horror Mystery/Crime Romance Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller Western	Flash Fiction Short Story Novelette	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The New Yorker	General	Short Story	Unknown payment	Print Publication
Gavagai	General Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Flash Fiction Short Story	Professional payment	Electronic Publication
The Threepenny Review TEMP CLOSED	General	Short Story	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
50-Word Stories	Open to All/Most Genres General	Flash Fiction	Non-paying to Professional payment	Electronic Publication
Polymorphic Magazine	Horror	Flash Fiction Short Story	Token payment to Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
ServiceScape Short Story Award	Open to All/Most Genres General	Short Story	Professional payment	Electronic Publication
The Baffler	General	Short Story	Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication

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Date compiled: Friday, September 4, 2026 8:07:38 PM UTC.