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 6 months to submit again.
We are looking for submissions that teach us something new, show us something surprising, or move us.
Note: one submission per type per window.
Note: if your work has been accepted here, wait 6 months to submit again.
We are looking for submissions that teach us something new, show us something surprising, or move us.
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Submission Schedule
- Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community - Jul 1, 2026 thru Jul 7, 2026 (Begins 51 days from now)
- Submission Window - Jul 8, 2026 thru Jul 21, 2026 (Begins 58 days from now)
- Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community - Oct 1, 2026 thru Oct 7, 2026 (Begins 143 days from now)
- Submission Window - Oct 8, 2026 thru Oct 21, 2026 (Begins 150 days from now)
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
General
investigations of queer history, especially literary history or lesser-known aspects of queer history; (...) thoughtful media criticism of all kinds; genre-blurring creative nonfiction (...) We always like incisive literary criticism (...) that examine the intersection(s) of speculative fiction and queer identity.
Originals
0 to 4000 words
$100/piece
Essay
personal essays (...)
We always like (...) essays that examine the intersection(s) of speculative fiction and queer identity.
We always like (...) essays that examine the intersection(s) of speculative fiction and queer identity.
Originals
0 to 4000 words
$100/piece
Memoir
Originals
0 to 4000 words
$100/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: 30 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 30 days
Market-Provided Data
The data in this section was provided directly by the publisher, not entered by Submission Grinder staff.
Oldest Pending Submission: Jan 20, 2026 (last updated Feb 1, 2026)
If you submitted before Jan 20, 2026 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data (User-Reported)
View recent responses from this market
This statistical information is an aggregation of submission data provided by our members. The more data we have the more accurate our
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 6 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 5 | Average: 19.33 | Median: 10 | Max: 69
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 19 days
(16.66% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(39 min | 39.00 average | 39 median | 39 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
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Listing added: 21 November 2025
Last officially checked: 1 April 2026