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"Baffling Magazine is a quarterly online magazine of flash fiction. We love fantasy, science fiction & horror stories with a queer bent. "

"Baffling Magazine is a quarterly online magazine of flash fiction. We love fantasy, science fiction & horror stories with a queer bent. "

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

120 days

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    Yes: $0.08 per word

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

1 genres

Fiction

Max words: 1200

We especially love to see more stories under 500 words. We are looking for speculative stories that explore science fiction, fantasy, and h...

Fiction

Max words: 1200

We especially love to see more stories under 500 words. We are looking for speculative stories that explore science fiction, fantasy, and h...

Statistics

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Track submission

11

Total submissions tracked

127 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

113 days

Fastest response time

146 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 51 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

Please include a cover/query letter with the title, length, and a brief bio. You may include links to your website/social media, and previous publications if any. Please don’t stress about this cover letter, if we have additional questions about your submission, we’ll ask them.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Please submit your story in .doc or .docx file, formatted in something approaching modern Standard Manuscript Format. Please use italics for italics etc. One of the editors has a slight aversion to Courier and a fondness for Georgia.

Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

Stories will be published first on our Patreon, then made available in our quarterly issues, and finally in an annual print anthology. Submission via e-mail and also via Submittable.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2020 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Kel Coleman

Editor-in-Chief

Craig L. Gidney

Co-Editor (Outgoing)

dave ring

Co-Editor/Publisher

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people