Ahoy Comics

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About

At Ahoy, we believe our sacred duty is to find new voices and let them scream at the world. Thus, each Ahoy Comics magazine will include at least one piece of short fiction or social commentary.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Ahoy Comics's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Ahoy Comics's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Ahoy Comics's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Mostly, we want short fiction for mature readers, pieces that uphold the story-telling legacy of comics. It could be a delirious rant, a personal anecdote, a tale of horror or even poetry. It can be about anything, but we have a soft spot for submissions with a dash of humor. These stories can be political, but they must not be based on events that might be outdated by the time we publish. Whatever the subject, it must still be relevant a year from now.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $200.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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At Ahoy, we believe our sacred duty is to find new voices and let them scream at the world. Thus, each Ahoy Comics magazine will include at least one piece of short fiction or social commentary. We seek smart, weird, funny articles or stories.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Article: 500 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Society/Culture: Current events, Social issues.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $200.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Ahoy Comics Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the Most Unresponsive Fiction Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 17 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 174.7 mean avg | 145.5 median | 356 max days (372.1 std dev)

Responses

5.88 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

5.88 % (2.0 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 100.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

88.24 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

88.24 % (189.1 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

5.88 % (63.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

2 responses are pending (85 min | 144.5 mean avg | 144.5 median | 204 max days waiting | 382.0 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 45 days. (94.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 45 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 15 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:45 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Aug 2026

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