Cryptic Frog Magazine - Fiction
(Poetry)
Description
Note: if your work is rejected, wait two weeks before submitting again.
Speculative fiction consists of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. This includes high fantasy, urban fantasy, historical fantasy, dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, cosmic horror, ghost stories, magical realism, steampunk, cyberpunk, weird west, slipstream, and subgenres we’ve never even dreamed of.
Speculative fiction consists of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. This includes high fantasy, urban fantasy, historical fantasy, dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, cosmic horror, ghost stories, magical realism, steampunk, cyberpunk, weird west, slipstream, and subgenres we’ve never even dreamed of.
Market Genres
Genres
Action/AdventureFantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 6000 words
Non-Paying
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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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 19 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 2 | Average: 6.73 | Median: 6 | Max: 13
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
10.52% - avg 12 days
Rejected:
89.47% - avg 6 days
(35.29% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 4 pending responses.
(6 min | 13.75 average | 10 median | 28 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.
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Listing added: 9 October 2025
Last officially checked: 9 October 2025