Otherside (Reprints)
Description
Limited Demographic: self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
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OTHERSIDE publishes original, unpublished speculative fiction and poetry by self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.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.
Note: reprints are only eligible to submit if they are not available online for free.
OTHERSIDE publishes original, unpublished speculative fiction and poetry by self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.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 Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Reprints
Flash
500 to 1000 words
$100/piece
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$100/piece
Novelette
7500 to 17500 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.
No Pending Submissions! (last updated Feb 1, 2026)
If you submitted before Feb 1, 2026 and have not heard a response, query immediately.
Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 76 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 1 | Average: 11.65 | Median: 5 | Max: 69
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
2.63% - avg 69 days
Rejected:
97.36% - avg 10 days
(17.56% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
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Dead Letters:
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Lost/Returned:
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Never Responded:
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Withdrawn:
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Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 21 November 2025
Last officially checked: 13 January 2026