Frivolous Comma - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
Frivolous Comma exists to spotlight and elevate diverse writers of speculative fiction, particularly writers who are underrepresented (BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+) as well as writers who come from, or currently reside in, markets where English is not the first language. That said, we're currently not able to accept non-English stories.
We’re looking for science fiction, fantasy, horror, the uncanny, or any work (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) that orbit this genre, with a particular focus on characters in some type of transition: political (as in migration stories); personal (such as across culture or identities), biological, linguistic, geographic, or other forms of being in-between. Academics would call these stories about “intersectionality.”
We’re looking for science fiction, fantasy, horror, the uncanny, or any work (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) that orbit this genre, with a particular focus on characters in some type of transition: political (as in migration stories); personal (such as across culture or identities), biological, linguistic, geographic, or other forms of being in-between. Academics would call these stories about “intersectionality.”
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
10 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
10 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 56 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 56 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 33 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 45 | Average: 105.12 | Median: 110 | Max: 119
Responded:
72.72%
Accepted:
3.03% - avg 45 days
Rejected:
69.69% - avg 107 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
3.03%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
3.03%
Withdrawn:
24.24%
Pending:
There are 29 pending responses.
(52 min | 84.48 average | 83 median | 126 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.
Submission Timeline for Frivolous Comma
Submission Timeline
2024/04/07
2024/05/17
2024/06/26
2024/08/06
2024/09/15
2024/10/26
2024/12/05
2025/01/15
2025/02/24
2025/04/06
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Listing added: 5 October 2022
Last officially checked: 21 February 2025