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Eclectica Magazine is an eclectic literary magazine accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and related writing, with awards for top submissions in each issue.

Response time info: Up to two and a half months

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Submit a single short-fiction story of up to 20,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify the magazine immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere.

fictionLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Pieces longer than 20,000 words belong in this category regardless of whether they are fiction, nonfiction, travel, or another form; indicate whether the piece is fictional.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Submit one piece of travel writing of up to 20,000 words. Travel writing may contain photos, which are not included in this writer-focused listing.

nonfictionLiteraryHumorFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Submit one piece of nonfiction prose of up to 20,000 words. Nonfiction may include travel, humor, or miscellany, and simultaneous submissions are accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Submit one book review or one interview. Promotional pieces are less favored than work illuminating a book or author; avoid hyperlinks in the body.

otherLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Miscellany is for work that does not fit another category but belongs in Eclectica; examples include academic essays, an opera, and graphic prose.

otherHumorFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Submit one humorous or satirical piece of writing; the form also mentions artwork, which is excluded here. Simultaneous submissions are accepted.

poetryLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

The Word Poem Challenge asks for one poem incorporating four words pre-selected by the Poetry Editor; the upcoming issue’s words appear on the current issue’s Word Poem page.

poetryLiteraryFee: $2.00Pays: The top three submissions for each issue receive a $50 cash award, including a Spotlight Author and two runners-up.

Submit up to five poems. The magazine accepts simultaneous submissions, with immediate notification requested if the work is accepted elsewhere.

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