Pink Hydra Press MATURE CONTENT

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Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication

South Africa

Publication Medium

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Pink Hydra Press's overall average response time is faster than most publishers.
More Approachable: Pink Hydra Press's overall acceptance rate is higher than most publishers.
More Responsive: Pink Hydra Press's overall rate of non-response is lower than most publishers.

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Fiction Temp Closed

Genre-wise, we are looking for anything that fits our chosen vibe of unreality. That includes—but is not limited to—all stripes of speculative fiction. It also includes tales where no magic happens. Stories need to have a fantasy-feel, to transport the reader to some different world. This can include literary, romance, or even nonfiction memoir.

Dates:

Opens to submissions on 02 November 2026 12:00 AM South Africa Standard Time (in 47 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenres: Magic Realism, Slipstream
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Heroic Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Erotic Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Science Fiction

Lengths:

Novelette: 10,000 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 40,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 50,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Gender studies, LGBTQ issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed in some circumstances; check their site for details.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Pink Hydra Press Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 52 reports from 47 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 11.3 mean avg | 6.0 median | 98 max days (21.0 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

7.69 % of submissions accepted (51.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.51 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

92.31 % (8.7 avg. days per rejection) | 35.4 % personal, 64.6 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

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Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (1.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
The most common submission tip paid: EUR €4.00. (25.0 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 16 Feb 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 18 Jan 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 Sep 2026

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