Once Upon A Crocodile

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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

Unknown publication frequency.

Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 31 May 2025* (approx. 18 days from now). 1

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.

Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 31 May 2025* (approx. 18 days from now). 0

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.

Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 31 May 2025* (approx. 18 days from now). 0

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 — Free Preview!

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Accuracy	We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	3 min \| 5.6 mean avg \| 6.0 median \| 9 max days (2.6 std dev)
Pending	5 responses are pending (10 min \| 31.8 mean avg \| 36.0 median \| 41 max days waiting \| 12.7 std dev) from 5 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 30 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 30 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Dec 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Dec 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 12 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 08 Dec 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 18 Jun 2021

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