Cryptic Frog Quarterly

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About

Our magazine is edited and published by a team of interdimensional wizard frogs. We publish speculative fiction, including fantasy, science fiction, and horror. We aim to entertain, entrance, and enlighten.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Cryptic Frog Quarterly's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Cryptic Frog Quarterly's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive: Cryptic Frog Quarterly's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Historical, Sword & Sorcery, Urban Fantasy
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Dark Fantasy, Magic Realism, Retrofuturism, Slipstream
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Retrofuturism, Slipstream, Weird Western

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Ghost stories.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $3.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 100 lines; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Ghost stories.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$5 per poem) to Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $3.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Cryptic Frog Quarterly Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 29 reports from 27 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

13 min | 25.9 mean avg | 24.0 median | 44 max days (8.1 std dev)

Responses

96.55 %

Acceptances:

10.34 % of submissions accepted (35.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 11.11 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

86.21 % (25.0 avg. days per rejection) | 4.0 % personal, 76.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified | 3.5 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

3.45 % (13.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

9 responses are pending (3 min | 21.3 mean avg | 6.0 median | 106 max days waiting | 44.2 std dev) from 9 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 30 days. (20.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 30 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 60 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:30 UTC (6 hours, 29 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Sep 2026

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