Okay Donkey
Literary Magazine
At OKD Magazine, we like to read the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. We like things that are funny, things that are sad, and things that are funny and sad at the same time.
Highlights
- Vibe:We're just chilling here
- Response time: 1-3 months*/Editor reported data135 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.1%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
From the editors
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What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Sub Genres: Literary
Fiction - 1200 words max
Max words: 1200
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Poetry
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please include a brief third person bio and a short cover letter, if you so desire.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Attach your piece as a Word doc, docx, Google doc, or PDF.
Author's rights
Okay Donkey acquires First Electronic Rights and Non-exclusive Archival Rights. All other rights remain with the author. If you reprint your piece in a book or anthology, all we ask is that you mention it appeared here first.
Additional info
Active on social media Promote writers even after publication - hype hype hype Send us either one flash OR one poem per author, per submission period. Micro series OK <1200 words
Tracker statistics
281
Total submissions tracked
135 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
218 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 272 days
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Submission calls
General
We’re open for submissions every month until we hit our submission cap. If we hit the submission cap, sub
Read moreAbout
Okay Donkey is a literary magazine that likes to read the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. We like work that’s funny, that’s sad, and that’s both funny and sad at the same time. And we especially love to read the experimental, the surreal, and the genre-bending. Some of our favorite p...
Read moreFounded
2018
Country
US
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief
GENEVIEVE KERSTEN
Co-Publisher and Press Poetry Co-Editor
ERIC ANDREW NEWMAN
Co-Publisher and Co-Editor
MATT BROADDUS
Press Poetry Co-Editor
STEVE CHANG
Fiction Co-Editor
ELIZABETH UPSHUR
Poetry Co-Editor