question on submissions

[eimarra]

If a short story market doesn't say, how soon can you submit to them again? Is it different for acceptance vs. rejection? (For example, Clarkesworld Magazine says "Do not submit another story for a period of seven days after receiving a rejection" and "Writers whose work is accepted may not submit again until six months after their story is published." Is that sort of policy peculiar to their set-up?)

Specifically, a market has accepted a story by me that has not yet been published. Is it okay to submit another one to them? I'll probably e-mail the editor to ask about their policy, but is there a general guideline?

Comments

[doc-lemming.livejournal.com]

Hmm. To my knowledge, the big publishers accept multiple submissions from a single author, unless they say otherwise. The smaller publishers (well, for short fiction, they're all smaller publishers now, sigh) might make a request that you not send them something.

Anyway. As a matter of politeness I wouldn't do multiple submissions to a single market anyway, and (unless they say otherwise) I'd wait a day before sending off a new submission (same day if it was snail mail). That's only me, though: I'm sure there are others who feel differently.

[temporus.livejournal.com]

I think a polite note to the editor makes the most sense. If this concept matters to a market, they would likely post up their rules, such as Clarkesworld did. But I think that's more the rarity than the norm.

[eimarra]

The editor responded quickly, saying they don't currently have a policy, but will post if they ever find the need to do so.

I'm guessing Space and Time doesn't have such a thing?

[jongibbs.livejournal.com]

I think it's one of those 'They all have their own rules' things. Unless the guidelines specifically say otherwise, I imagine you're okay to submit straight away.