Baffling Magazine

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Baffling Magazine publishes short speculative flash fiction, especially queer, trans, and otherwise marginalized perspectives, with stories appearing first on Patreon and later online and in print.

Response time info: Query after 120 days following the close of the submission period if no response has arrived.

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Submission calls

flashScience FictionFantasyHorrorOpens Jun 1, 2027

Open next June 1–15, reading on the theme of “gossip” and accepting unthemed submissions; closes at midnight EST on June 15. Seeks speculative science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird, slipstream, and interstitial stories with a queer bent. Under 1,200 words, with special interest in stories under 500 words. Previously unpublished stories only; translations welcome with permission.

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