Once Upon A Crocodile

About

Once Upon A Crocodile is an e-zine that wants to bring a mile-wide grin to its readers (snaggle-toothed or not) with humorous stories and poetry. The Crocodile likes Fantasy (high, dark, low, light, wet or dry, we don't mind) Sci-Fi, and Horror. The absurd is also what the Crocodile is looking for, and we like animal stories too. Just so long as they make us laugh. It helps our digestion. So feed us your shining tails. Tales, we mean. Sorry.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

International

Established in 2018

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Once Upon A Crocodile's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: Once Upon A Crocodile's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: Once Upon A Crocodile's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 April 2028* (approx. 572 days from now) through 31 May 2028.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 April 2028* (approx. 572 days from now) through 31 May 2028.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: 500 - 1,000 words.

Styles:

Critical.

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 April 2028* (approx. 572 days from now) through 31 May 2028.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 45 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Once Upon A Crocodile Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 13 reports from 13 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 30.3 mean avg | 40.0 median | 63 max days (21.2 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

23.08 % of submissions accepted (31.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 23.08 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

76.92 % (29.9 avg. days per rejection) | 20.0 % personal, 60.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

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Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 30 days. (53.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 30 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 30 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 May 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 18:04 UTC (4 hours, 34 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 18 Jun 2026

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