PseudoPod

Guidelines summary

Pays

8¢ per word for originals; $100 flat for short story reprints, $20 for flash reprints

Length

Short fiction about 1,500–6,000 words; flash under 1,500

Wants

Horror

Simultaneous submissions

Yes

Multiple submissions

One original and one reprint per general period

Reprints

Yes

Response time

About two months; query after 90 days

Submissions

Closed to general submissions. Schedule shows a reprint window March 1 to July 15, 2027 for 2027 anthologies and collections, and a general window August 1–9, 2027.

Submission or entry fee

None

Rights

Non-exclusive audio, text and electronic rights (Creative Commons for the audio)

Also note

Disclose simultaneous submissions; not to other Escape Artists podcasts at the same time.

Last checked

October 31, 2026