Menagerie Magazine We list other projects with similar titles. Please check that you report any submissions under the correct listing. About Menagerie Magazine houses crafted exhibits of text and art.Each issue is a curated statement: several poems, fictions, and hybrid works that deserve the close attention of a small stage. Like a Joseph Cornell shadow box, we bring together a mixture of objects. Things both found and made, memories and discoveries, outcast and beloved.Hybrid and uncategorizable pieces are of interest. Likewise the unwieldy, the absurd, the grotesque. What others may spurn we embrace. We’re less interested in knowing what a thing is than in seeing what it does.Things we like: fictions ala Borges, Link, Calvino, & Sparks; weird lyric essay; engagements with the environment and natural world; poems that explode form; bricolage, masala, & sagul sagul; forays into the omnipresent information-saturated online architecture we live in.Things we don’t: lukewarm prose, sentences bereft of emotion, formulaic attempts at being on trend, conformity, pat endings, sentiment-drenched rhyming poems, neat and orderly stories.This is the menagerie. A shadow box. A pin cushion. A junk drawer. A curio cabinet.Welcome to our exhibition. Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for "tip jar" submissions and post-quota submissions. The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge). Submission Caps: They may close to free submissions if they reach their quota. Country of Publication United States Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequency AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Statistics Synopsis Slower Menagerie Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingMenagerie Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. ResponsiveMenagerie Magazine's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Unknown.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Essay: Up to 5,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Unknown.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:Token payment (under US$5 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $50.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Unknown.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @menagerie_litmag For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Menagerie 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 53 reports from 50 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 | 127.9 mean avg | 138.0 median | 224 max days (63.1 std dev) Responses 75.47 % Acceptances: 1.89 % of submissions accepted (224.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.00 % 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. Rejections: 73.58 % (142.7 avg. days per rejection) | 15.4 % personal, 69.2 % form, 15.4 % unspecified Non-Responses 1.89 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: 1.89 % (121.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded) Withdrawals 22.64 % (80.1 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 12 responses are pending (113 min | 154.5 mean avg | 157.0 median | 222 max days waiting | 229.7 std dev) from 12 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (69.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.) The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (45.5 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 75.0 % paid fees.) Most submissions are acknowledged within one day. Most recent response reported was received on 13 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Feb 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC (3 hours, 37 minutes ago). View report of recent responses from this project Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted here also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! Before SubmittingWe cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. 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