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Centaur is an online journal publishing hybrid stories. That means experimental writing that pushes beyond genre definitions—a story on top and a poem underneath; half memoir and half tale; a fable connected to a memory.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 400 words.
Styles:

Experimental.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $20.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 400 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 400 words.
Styles:

Experimental.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $20.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Prose poetry.

Styles:

Experimental.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $20.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Visual Art Temp Closed

Illustrating in any way the magical being known as a centaur.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork ArtworkUnknown number of pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $20.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Centaur Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 54 reports from 45 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 9.3 mean avg | 6.0 median | 65 max days (10.6 std dev)
Responses98.15 %
Acceptances7.41 % of submissions accepted (16.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.89 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections90.74 % (8.1 avg. days per rejection) | 26.5 % personal, 49.0 % form, 24.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses1.85 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals1.85 % (39.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (1.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 18 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 15 May 2024
Last Audited: 18 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 02 May 2023

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