EPOCH Magazine

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About

EPOCH publishes fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and graphic art. In continuous publication since 1947, the magazine is edited by students and faculty of the MFA Program in Creative Writing, in Cornell University’s Department of Literatures in English.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for electronic submissions, except for special free periods.
The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge).

Important: Any dates below reflect electronic submissions. Mailed submissions are accepted year-round.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1947

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: EPOCH Magazine's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: EPOCH Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: EPOCH Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 113 days from now) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words); Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
Novelette: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 7500 to 15000 words).
Novella: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 15000 to 40000 words).

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $100-$500, depending on length.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 113 days from now) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $100-$500, depending on length.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 113 days from now) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

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

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $100-$500, depending on length.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 113 days from now) through 31 January 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

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

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $350 for cover art; $100-$500 for comics.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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EPOCH Magazine Submission Statistics

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.

This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 302 reports from 247 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 57.1 mean avg | 54.0 median | 139 max days (43.4 std dev)

Responses

94.70 %

Acceptances:

0.99 % of submissions accepted (102.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.21 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

93.71 % (57.5 avg. days per rejection) | 18.4 % personal, 64.7 % form, 17.0 % unspecified | 2.0 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

5.30 % (29.4 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

128 responses are pending (8 min | 36.0 mean avg | 36.0 median | 186 max days waiting | 482.5 std dev) from 126 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (59.9 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 92.3 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 29 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 09 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC (1 hour, 23 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2026

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