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The Echo Teen Art & Lit Mag

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About

The Echo is a teenage run, high school literary magazine that prints one magazine annually. You can find more about The Echo on their website where they consistently post new content for their young audience to view.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.
Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to teenagers (ages 13-19).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2011

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication
Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
The Echo's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance
The Echo's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive
The Echo's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults, Specific age group.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Exploration (01 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC)

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 $30.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults, Specific age group.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Exploration (01 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC)

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 $30.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults, Specific age group.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Exploration (01 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC)

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $15 per poem.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Young adults, Specific age group.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Digital art.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Exploration (01 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC)

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $20 for interior art, $30 for comics, $50 for print cover art.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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The Echo 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 Most Personable Poetry Publishers in our database.
Filter:
Accuracy
We have received 58 reports from 49 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 | 30.5 mean avg | 30.0 median | 85 max days (20.5 std dev)
Responses
93.10 %
Acceptances:
10.34 % of submissions accepted (43.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 12.24 % 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:
82.76 % (30.3 avg. days per rejection) | 97.9 % personal, 2.1 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
6.90 % (14.3 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
2 responses are pending (9 min | 14.0 mean avg | 14.0 median | 19 max days waiting | 7.1 std dev) from 2 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 30 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 30 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 30 days have passed.
The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (1.9 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:30 UTC (6 hours, 21 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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