The Wise Owl

About

The Wise Owl Team prides itself in giving everyone an equal shot at publication, based solely on the quality of their work. We favour originality, freshness, innovation and novelty and would encourage our contributors to adhere to our norms. That is not to say we turn up our noses at traditional works. Well-written quality pieces are always welcome.

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.

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Country of Publication

India

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: The Wise Owl's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Western Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Review: Up to 750 words.
Essay: 750 - 1,200 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 750 - 1,200 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Memoir.
Travel.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Graphic design.
Drawing.
Illustration.
Painting.
Photography.
Sculpture.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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The Wise Owl Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 16.7 mean avg | 0.0 median | 50 max days (28.9 std dev)

Other Information

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 11 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 11 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 14:45 UTC (6 hours, 41 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Aug 2026

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