Outlook Springs

About

Outlook Springs is a literary journal from another dimension. It is devoted to fiction, poetry, and non-fiction tinged with the strange.

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

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2015

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Outlook Springs's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Outlook Springs's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Outlook Springs's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Slipstream
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Slipstream
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10 per piece under 1,000 words; $25 per piece over 1,000 words.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Travel.

Payment:

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $10 per poem.

Submissions:

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

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Outlook Springs Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 14 reports from 13 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 92.5 mean avg | 63.0 median | 203 max days (1,030.7 std dev)

Responses

21.43 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

21.43 % (187.0 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 100.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

7.14 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

7.14 % (194.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

71.43 % (39.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

41 responses are pending (132 min | 167.4 mean avg | 165.0 median | 212 max days waiting | 24.2 std dev) from 41 different members

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 06 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 21 Jul 2026

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