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Okay Donkey Magazine

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Our donkey likes to read the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. If it has animals in it, even better. They like to read about animals. They like things that are funny, things that are sad, and things that are both funny and sad at the same time. Our donkey especially loves to read the experimental, surreal, and genre-bending.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for "tip jar" or expedited responses, some submission periods. The fee range is USD $2 to $4.
Submission Caps: They may close to free submissions if they reach their quota. Check before submitting.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2018

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fee-based fiction submissions through 31 May 2025* (approx. 17 days from now). 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including....

General. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.

Lengths:
Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story1,000 - 1,200 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $20 per flash.

Submissions:

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


Poetry Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fee-based poetry submissions through 31 May 2025* (approx. 17 days from now). 2

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including....

General. Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.

Lengths:
PoemNo line limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $20 per poem.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
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.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Okay Donkey Magazine 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 270 reports from 209 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 28.2 mean avg | 24.0 median | 148 max days (38.1 std dev)
Responses94.44 %
Acceptances1.85 % of submissions accepted (28.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.39 % 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.
Rejections92.59 % (28.0 avg. days per rejection) | 10.0 % personal, 62.4 % form, 27.6 % unspecified | 0.7 % rewrite requests
Non-Responses5.56 %
Lost/Returned0.37 % (65.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded-
Withdrawals5.19 % (14.4 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending9 responses are pending (3 min | 23.2 mean avg | 11.5 median | 110 max days waiting | 186.2 std dev) from 9 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (0.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $4.00. (48.6 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 82.8 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 08 May 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 May 2025
Last Audited: 14 Jan 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 23 Aug 2018

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