Eclectica Magazine

About

Eclectica was founded in October 1996 with the goal of providing a sterling quality literary magazine on the World Wide Web. At the time we struggled to find the net equivalent (in terms of content) of Harper's, New Yorker, Granta, The Atlantic, and other publications providing quality material for the appetites of a wide variety of demanding readers. Although some of these magazines even had their own web-sites, they were conceived as companions to the print items rather than sites intended to stand completely on their own.
Thus Eclectica was born. The vision we shared was of a magazine not bound by formula or genre, harnessing technology to further the reading experience rather than for the sake of flashy gimmickry, dynamic and interesting enough content-wise to keep readers coming back for more.
Over two decades later, quality is still the sole criterion in our editorial process. If it is outstanding writing, then we want to share it with our ever growing, global readership. We provide broad categories for convenience's sake, but we love to get material that just doesn't fit into them. And while there are many, many online publications now succeeding, to a greater or lesser degree, at what we set out to do in 1996, we pride ourselves on being one of the longest-running and most consistent literary ezines on the web.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is USD $2 (below average for magazines that charge).

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1996

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: Eclectica Magazine's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Approachable: Eclectica Magazine's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: Eclectica Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 20,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pays occasionally, up to Professional payment. Details: 3 contributors per issue will receive a USD $50 award.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: No specific word count limits known.
Review: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: Up to 20,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 20,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pays occasionally, up to Professional payment. Details: 3 contributors per issue will receive a USD $50 award.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

Dates:

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Prose poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pays occasionally, up to Professional payment. Details: 3 contributors per issue will receive a USD $50 award.

Submissions:

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

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Eclectica Magazine 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 25 Most Approachable Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 108 reports from 95 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 | 56.4 mean avg | 55.0 median | 115 max days (35.2 std dev)

Responses

95.37 %

Acceptances:

17.59 % of submissions accepted (40.1 avg. days per acceptance) | 18.95 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

77.78 % (60.8 avg. days per rejection) | 20.2 % personal, 66.7 % form, 13.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

4.63 % (26.6 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

27 responses are pending (4 min | 43.0 mean avg | 45.0 median | 82 max days waiting | 140.2 std dev) from 26 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $2.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 06:08 UTC (1 hour ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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