Oddball Magazine

About

Oddball Magazine started out as a street zine over 20 years ago. In 2010, I brought Oddball Magazine online. Since then, we have been one of the most active online lit magazines in the poetry scene. We have grown a diverse, killer community of poets, artists, and some of the best contributors I could ever ask for. We are an eclectic bunch. We have weekly poetry, art, comic strips, book reviews, music reviews, and an open place for originality. We provide a canvas. Our community paints it.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Oddball Magazine's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.

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Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Politics/Political Science.
Society/Culture: Current events, See guidelines.
Other: May vary, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry, Formal verse, Haiku (or related), Sestina, Villanelle.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Politics/Political Science.
Seasons/Holidays: General, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Current events, Pop culture, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text. Video.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Photography.
Sculpture.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Current events, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Image.

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Oddball Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 8 reports from 7 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

3 min | 82.8 mean avg | 116.5 median | 135 max days (62.5 std dev)

Pending

1 response is pending (220 days waiting).

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (62.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 04:31 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Jun 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.