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Baffling Magazine MATURE CONTENT

A project of Neon Hemlock Press (see other related projects).

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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.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2020

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 1 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 June 2025 12:00 AM EDT (in 17 days) through 15 June 2025. 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All genders, All sexual identities.

Genres:

Fantasy. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Weird/New Weird.

Horror. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Weird/New Weird.

Science Fiction. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Weird/New Weird.

Lengths:
Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story1,000 - 1,200 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Sex, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Theme:
ThemeDeadlineTrack
Mecha vs kaiju16 Jun 2025 03:59 UTC1
Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.08/word.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


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Baffling Magazine Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 29 reports from 27 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported42 min | 75.9 mean avg | 84.5 median | 130 max days (38.3 std dev)
Responses89.66 %
Acceptances3.45 % of submissions accepted (88.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.70 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections86.21 % (76.3 avg. days per rejection) | 4.0 % personal, 76.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses10.34 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals10.34 % (61.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 17 Mar 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Dec 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 29 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 04 Dec 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 05 Jul 2020

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