Coffee Grinder logo with caption: The Grinder, brewing your submissions into something useful





Description
Note: will not respond in case of rejection.

We are looking for:

The best speculative stories published in 2023 under 17,500 words that implicitly or explicitly explores queerness and/or transness.

We refer to queerness that is inclusive of ace/aro stories, trans and nonbinary stories, and intersex stories.


Market Submission Schedule
  • Temporarily closing for submissions on Dec 31, 2024 (Begins 82 days from now)

Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Reprints
Flash
0 to 1000 words
1 cent/word

Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
1 cent/word

Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
1 cent/word


Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations

Market-Provided Data

This section can be updated by a representative of the publication. To add a representative, the publication should contact us to request it (no cost).


Market Response Data
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.


Count:
There are 24 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 136 | Average: 153.66 | Median: 136 | Max: 189
Responded:
12.50%
Accepted:
8.33% - avg 136 days
Rejected:
4.16% - avg 189 days (0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
83.33%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
83.33%
Withdrawn:
4.16%

Pending:
There are 22 pending responses. (1 min | 62 average | 44 median | 338 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.


Click and drag within chart (make a box, not a line) to zoom in. Double click chart to zoom back out.
Registered users can customize graph colors in profile settings.

Listing added: 23 September 2020


Last officially checked: 18 July 2024


The Submission Grinder is brought to you by Diabolical Plots, 4149204F7665726C6F7264, T. Jane Berry, and many others!
Copyright © 2022 Diabolical Plots, LLC, All Rights Reserved.