Mindfork

About

Mindfork is an indie lit mag that flaunts divergence. We publish the dark, dream-like, and delirious voices who eat disobedience for dessert. We have a focus on uplifting voices that are queer, neurodivergent and/or female.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Mindfork's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All genders, Females, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays, Neurodivergent people.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: GBP £15.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All genders, Females, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays, Neurodivergent people.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 4,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Society/Culture: General, See guidelines.
Travel.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: GBP £15.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All genders, Females, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays, Neurodivergent people.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 40 lines; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: GBP £5.

Submissions:

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

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Mindfork Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 8 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

40 min | 76.5 mean avg | 83.5 median | 135 max days (28.4 std dev)

Pending

2 responses are pending (159 min | 165.0 mean avg | 165.0 median | 171 max days waiting | 8.5 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 09 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 23 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:30 UTC (6 hours, 37 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 08 Sep 2026

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