Space Squid
Description
Space Squid is a scifi & humor 'zine that's oriented to people who are bored easily. It doesn't have to be scifi. It doesn't have to be funny. We even accept fantasy, bizarro, and experimental. But if your story is boring, then we can't take it. We reject lots of stuff. There needs to be totally rocking shit blasting out of that story of yours. Funny and sad goes a long way. We want to laugh so hard that snot comes out of our noses while crying and beating our breasts.
What isn't boring? Subversion isn't boring. Literary skill isn't boring. Memorable imagery isn't boring. Funny isn't boring. Try digressing from the standard style. And of course, please read the stuff we consider to be funny scifi.
We often publish the story you have that nobody else understands. You know, the one you wrote that's pure genius, but it's so far outside the accepted norm of professional fiction that JJ Adams didn't even bother to scrawl his initials on your form reject. Space Squid appreciates you and we appreciate your vision. And we promise not to give your name to the FBI after we find out what goes on in that freakish head of yours.
What isn't boring? Subversion isn't boring. Literary skill isn't boring. Memorable imagery isn't boring. Funny isn't boring. Try digressing from the standard style. And of course, please read the stuff we consider to be funny scifi.
We often publish the story you have that nobody else understands. You know, the one you wrote that's pure genius, but it's so far outside the accepted norm of professional fiction that JJ Adams didn't even bother to scrawl his initials on your form reject. Space Squid appreciates you and we appreciate your vision. And we promise not to give your name to the FBI after we find out what goes on in that freakish head of yours.
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Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHumor
Literary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
750 to 1000 words
$5/piece
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
$5/piece
Reprints
Flash
750 to 1000 words
$5/piece
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
$5/piece
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: 90 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 90 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 12 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 3 | Average: 73.81 | Median: 89 | Max: 146
Responded:
91.66%
Accepted:
8.33% - avg 124 days
Rejected:
83.33% - avg 68 days
(20.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
8.33%
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(70 min | 70.00 average | 70 median | 70 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 4 August 2025