Well, here we are, at the end of another year. And what a year it's been. And in regard to Micromance, it's only been 6 months. We opened for submissions on June 1. We published our first piece on July 20. And we've been going strong ever since.
The World's Best Talent
We literally have had submissions from all corners of the world… All of North America, parts of South America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia… every continent but Antarctica..
Micromance has users in 35 states (the most from Texas and New York) and 37 countries (most from US and UK and Canada)…
End of Year Stats - since June 2024
💕129 stories and poems published
💕300+ submissions
💕~43% acceptance rate
💕Avg 10,500 views/visits per month
💕Avg 355 views per day
💕356 email subscribers & 420 followers
💕Of the 356, 200 subscribers are three-star contributors or higher, meaning ~57% of subscribers are active readers/engagers of Micromance
💕14,500 unique visitors
💕Listed on Duotrope, Chill Subs, Poets & Writers, the Grinder
💕Ranked among the top 1000 best lit mags 2025
💕 Ranked in the top 500 of the liveliest lit mags by the Fish List (Finest Indie Story Houses)
💕Voted the 4th favorite Flash Fiction Lit Mag by the writing community out of 331 nominated (Chill Subs Community Favorites Voting)
Thank you to whoever put this review when they voted on Chill Subs… I appreciate it so much.
Looking Forward - 2025
I'm a little nervous going forward, hoping I can keep up with the momentum. I still have some submissions to reply to with more coming in each day. And, though there are still a limited number of open dates through February and March, I have already been scheduling some pieces as far ahead as April!!
January - special sub calls will open … stay tuned for more details; pre-orders for Best of Poetry Anthology begin
February - The Cupid Prize Announcements (Valentine's Day)
March - Best of Poetry Anthology release (tentative)
April - The Cupid Prize Anthology release (tentative); special sub call for holiday anthology
June/July - Micromance Magazine First Anniversary Anthology release (tentative)
October/November - Holiday anthology release (tentative)
Still sorting out some details…
But there may be some exciting news about 2026 The Cupid Prize coming in 2025. I've got some other little ideas floating around, too, so we'll see what the New Year brings…
I've said it a thousand times, and I'll say it a thousand more, but thank you all for your support and encouragement… it means a lot .. and none of those stats above would've happened without you - the readers and contributors. I believe I have the absolute best audience and contributors of any lit mag… you're the best! And I can't wait to see what 2025 has in store for all of us…
See ya next year 💕
Gail, EIC 🥰
Congratulations and can't wait to see what 2025 brings!!!
Excellent news! Looking forward to great things in 2025!