Otherside (Originals) - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
Limited Demographic: self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Note: one submission per type per window.
Note: if your work has been accepted here, wait two submission windows to submit again.
OTHERSIDE publishes original, unpublished speculative fiction and poetry by self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
We have a diverse team of editors, all with different tastes. Some of us like dreamy literary stories and some of us like adventure stories. Some love fantasy and some prefer science fiction. Some like romance and some like horror. And sometimes we don’t know what we like until you send it to us! As long as your story is speculative in some way, we want to read it.
Note: one submission per type per window.
Note: if your work has been accepted here, wait two submission windows to submit again.
OTHERSIDE publishes original, unpublished speculative fiction and poetry by self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
We have a diverse team of editors, all with different tastes. Some of us like dreamy literary stories and some of us like adventure stories. Some love fantasy and some prefer science fiction. Some like romance and some like horror. And sometimes we don’t know what we like until you send it to us! As long as your story is speculative in some way, we want to read it.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Submission Schedule
- Submission Window - Apr 1, 2026 thru Apr 14, 2026 (Begins 15 days from now)
- Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community - Apr 15, 2026 thru Apr 21, 2026 (Begins 29 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jul 1, 2026 thru Jul 14, 2026 (Begins 106 days from now)
- Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community - Jul 15, 2026 thru Jul 21, 2026 (Begins 120 days from now)
- Themed Submission Window - Oct 1, 2026 thru Oct 14, 2026 (Begins 198 days from now)
- Limited Demographic Themed Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community - Oct 15, 2026 thru Oct 21, 2026 (Begins 212 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 4000 words
8 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: 14 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 14 days
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
No Pending Submissions! (last updated Feb 1, 2026)
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 183 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 5.18 | Median: 3 | Max: 32
Responded:
99.45%
Accepted:
1.63% - avg 23 days
Rejected:
97.26% - avg 4 days
(12.35% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.54%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
0.54%
Pending:
There are 3 pending responses.
(14 min | 51.66 average | 68 median | 73 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 27 August 2025
Last officially checked: 13 January 2026