Okay Donkey Magazine
@okaydonkeymag.com
A literary magazine for the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. Flash fiction & poetry that may or may not contain animals. 🫏
Est. May 2018.
Mag: okaydonkeymag.com
Newsletter: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com
Discord: discord.gg/H59VjYGfas
Est. May 2018.
Mag: okaydonkeymag.com
Newsletter: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com
Discord: discord.gg/H59VjYGfas
We’re happy to share that former OKD fiction reader Tolani Akinola’s debut novel, “Leave Your Mess at Home,” is coming out on April 14th! Read the synopsis and preorder from your favorite bookseller at www.tolaniakinola.com.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
We’re happy to share that former OKD fiction reader Tolani Akinola’s debut novel, “Leave Your Mess at Home,” is coming out on April 14th! Read the synopsis and preorder from your favorite bookseller at www.tolaniakinola.com.
There's only ONE (1) WEEK LEFT to apply to be a reader for OKD! Now's your chance to be part of a kind and committed indie lit mag team. Don't let Sad Jack 🫏 continue being sad! Learn more and apply by next Saturday, Jan. 31st at forms.gle/kAQyzPW3oR8Y....
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
There's only ONE (1) WEEK LEFT to apply to be a reader for OKD! Now's your chance to be part of a kind and committed indie lit mag team. Don't let Sad Jack 🫏 continue being sad! Learn more and apply by next Saturday, Jan. 31st at forms.gle/kAQyzPW3oR8Y....
“A succubus visits Marc Summers each night. He knows her only as Why.“
“Family Double-Dare, ‘The Lima Beings vs. Toledo TNT,’ June 1991” by T.J. Martinson, new flash fic out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/23/f...
“Family Double-Dare, ‘The Lima Beings vs. Toledo TNT,’ June 1991” by T.J. Martinson, new flash fic out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/23/f...
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“A succubus visits Marc Summers each night. He knows her only as Why.“
“Family Double-Dare, ‘The Lima Beings vs. Toledo TNT,’ June 1991” by T.J. Martinson, new flash fic out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/23/f...
“Family Double-Dare, ‘The Lima Beings vs. Toledo TNT,’ June 1991” by T.J. Martinson, new flash fic out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/23/f...
A new year always brings change, and we wanted to share OKD’s recent masthead changes with you.
In case you missed our January newsletter (buff.ly/oiRYEE5), we have three team members moving into new roles and two new additions to the team! The images (and alt text) below outline all four changes.
In case you missed our January newsletter (buff.ly/oiRYEE5), we have three team members moving into new roles and two new additions to the team! The images (and alt text) below outline all four changes.
January 21, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A new year always brings change, and we wanted to share OKD’s recent masthead changes with you.
In case you missed our January newsletter (buff.ly/oiRYEE5), we have three team members moving into new roles and two new additions to the team! The images (and alt text) below outline all four changes.
In case you missed our January newsletter (buff.ly/oiRYEE5), we have three team members moving into new roles and two new additions to the team! The images (and alt text) below outline all four changes.
Huge CONGRATS to 2025 OKD contributor Amber Burke for making it into the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology with her piece "Dark Circles"! This year’s winners were picked by final judge Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social. See the full list of winners at www.bestmicrofiction.com. 🫏
January 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Huge CONGRATS to 2025 OKD contributor Amber Burke for making it into the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology with her piece "Dark Circles"! This year’s winners were picked by final judge Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social. See the full list of winners at www.bestmicrofiction.com. 🫏
“...We smelled of damp / grass & I wondered how long we could possibly / keep doing this.”
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“...We smelled of damp / grass & I wondered how long we could possibly / keep doing this.”
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
“Gettysburg 2019” by Allie Hoback, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/16/g...
Want to read for an established, highly-rated, BOLD and WEIRD literary magazine? Yes, we're talking about Okay Donkey! The donkey, known as Sad Jack, would transform into monocle-wearing "Happy" Jack if you joined us! Learn more and apply by Jan. 31st at forms.gle/kAQyzPW3oR8Y.... 🫏
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Want to read for an established, highly-rated, BOLD and WEIRD literary magazine? Yes, we're talking about Okay Donkey! The donkey, known as Sad Jack, would transform into monocle-wearing "Happy" Jack if you joined us! Learn more and apply by Jan. 31st at forms.gle/kAQyzPW3oR8Y.... 🫏
“Today the milk smells like a barnyard. Grass makes animals taste like animals. Even before her belly swelled, she didn’t want cow in her coffee…”
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Today the milk smells like a barnyard. Grass makes animals taste like animals. Even before her belly swelled, she didn’t want cow in her coffee…”
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
“Moo Moo” by Christine Aletti, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/09/m...
Struggling to revise your draft? Registration is now open for Kathy Fish’s 3-in-90 Workshops, including a *bonus* workshop with OKD fiction editor Steve Chang and former Guernica editor Autumn Watts on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm ET. Sign up by Jan. 12 for early bird pricing!: buff.ly/PWVRCqK
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Struggling to revise your draft? Registration is now open for Kathy Fish’s 3-in-90 Workshops, including a *bonus* workshop with OKD fiction editor Steve Chang and former Guernica editor Autumn Watts on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm ET. Sign up by Jan. 12 for early bird pricing!: buff.ly/PWVRCqK
Happy New Year from OKD! 🎊
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy New Year from OKD! 🎊
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
Our first newsletter of the year is… a Q&A with our editors! If you’ve ever wondered about the importance of cover letters or what factors contribute to a decision on your submission, look no further.
Read on for more from OKD: okaydonkeymag.beehiiv.com/p/you-asked-...
“...Here come the honeycombs. Flare ups of black / holes. My deadness in the hollows of circles and hexagons. / Do you want to eat me? I ask them.”
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
“...Here come the honeycombs. Flare ups of black / holes. My deadness in the hollows of circles and hexagons. / Do you want to eat me? I ask them.”
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
“Quack” by Julliette Holliday, new poetry out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/01/02/q...
OKD is open again for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
OKD is open again for free subs until we reach our cap! Learn more about us and submit your best poetry or flash fiction: buff.ly/chQ4jpz
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
Okay Donkey is always open for tip jar ($2.50) or expedited ($4.00) subs! Your contribution helps us pay our contributors and cover other mag-related expenses.
Well, well, well... the donkey has sprouted a tail fin and jumped right into spot #8 on Charlie Fish's 2026 FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. We're so excited that we might just perform some water tricks alongside the donkey! See the full list at buff.ly/G8FaEQK.
December 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Well, well, well... the donkey has sprouted a tail fin and jumped right into spot #8 on Charlie Fish's 2026 FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. We're so excited that we might just perform some water tricks alongside the donkey! See the full list at buff.ly/G8FaEQK.
The holidays are upon us, and we continue to be enraptured by gratitude for this weird and wonderful life. Here at OKD, we're especially grateful for our many staff readers who enable us to treat every submitted piece with care. Learn more about our readers at okaydonkeymag.com/masthead/.
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The holidays are upon us, and we continue to be enraptured by gratitude for this weird and wonderful life. Here at OKD, we're especially grateful for our many staff readers who enable us to treat every submitted piece with care. Learn more about our readers at okaydonkeymag.com/masthead/.
We are proud to be lucky number 7 in the Bold and Weird category of Chill Subs Best Lit Mags of 2025! The donkey is always happy to receive compliments (but only when we pass on the message to him, since he really can't read, despite his protests). Check out all the winners here: buff.ly/Xw4HXk6
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We are proud to be lucky number 7 in the Bold and Weird category of Chill Subs Best Lit Mags of 2025! The donkey is always happy to receive compliments (but only when we pass on the message to him, since he really can't read, despite his protests). Check out all the winners here: buff.ly/Xw4HXk6
Presenting OKD’s Best Microfiction nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Presenting OKD’s Best Microfiction nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
Congratulations to OKD’s 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
December 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Congratulations to OKD’s 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
Meet OKD’s Pushcart Prize nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Meet OKD’s Pushcart Prize nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
Have you ever wondered how...
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Have you ever wondered how...
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
• a literary magazine is run?
• decisions are made on submissions?
• to improve your chances of getting published by an established literary magazine?
Ask our editors (almost) anything by 11/30: forms.gle/NiBR9KQG2PHZ...
Answers coming in our January newsletter! 🫏
Okay Donkey is looking for a Social Media Associate focused on graphic design! This role pays a small honorarium (read: "independent lit mag"-sized). Apply with our super short form by Friday, November 14 for first consideration.
More details: forms.gle/E9MCaKzEAE1x...
More details: forms.gle/E9MCaKzEAE1x...
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Okay Donkey is looking for a Social Media Associate focused on graphic design! This role pays a small honorarium (read: "independent lit mag"-sized). Apply with our super short form by Friday, November 14 for first consideration.
More details: forms.gle/E9MCaKzEAE1x...
More details: forms.gle/E9MCaKzEAE1x...
Our Best of the Net picks are in! 💻
Congratulations to Julia Rose Greider, Nicola Koh, @casswhit.bsky.social, Gabe Montesanti, @karanchambers.bsky.social, @poetalukah.bsky.social, @danijanae.bsky.social, and Shagufta Mulla.
Read the nominated works: okaydonkeymag.com/nominations-...
Congratulations to Julia Rose Greider, Nicola Koh, @casswhit.bsky.social, Gabe Montesanti, @karanchambers.bsky.social, @poetalukah.bsky.social, @danijanae.bsky.social, and Shagufta Mulla.
Read the nominated works: okaydonkeymag.com/nominations-...
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our Best of the Net picks are in! 💻
Congratulations to Julia Rose Greider, Nicola Koh, @casswhit.bsky.social, Gabe Montesanti, @karanchambers.bsky.social, @poetalukah.bsky.social, @danijanae.bsky.social, and Shagufta Mulla.
Read the nominated works: okaydonkeymag.com/nominations-...
Congratulations to Julia Rose Greider, Nicola Koh, @casswhit.bsky.social, Gabe Montesanti, @karanchambers.bsky.social, @poetalukah.bsky.social, @danijanae.bsky.social, and Shagufta Mulla.
Read the nominated works: okaydonkeymag.com/nominations-...
Congratulations to past OKD contributor @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social on the release of her new poetry chapbook "Without Woman or Body"! www.finishinglinepress.com/product/with...
June 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Congratulations to past OKD contributor @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social on the release of her new poetry chapbook "Without Woman or Body"! www.finishinglinepress.com/product/with...
Presenting OKD's Best New Poets nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
April 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Presenting OKD's Best New Poets nominees! Read the nominated pieces in the thread below.
A few OKD alums have books out this month! 😍
• @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's "Edge of the Sea": www.cutbankonline.org/2025-chapbooks
• @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross's "Don’t Take This the Wrong Way": eastoverpress.com/book/dont-ta...
• @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's "Edge of the Sea": www.cutbankonline.org/2025-chapbooks
• @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross's "Don’t Take This the Wrong Way": eastoverpress.com/book/dont-ta...
March 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A few OKD alums have books out this month! 😍
• @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's "Edge of the Sea": www.cutbankonline.org/2025-chapbooks
• @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross's "Don’t Take This the Wrong Way": eastoverpress.com/book/dont-ta...
• @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social's "Edge of the Sea": www.cutbankonline.org/2025-chapbooks
• @kimmagowan.bsky.social and Michelle Ross's "Don’t Take This the Wrong Way": eastoverpress.com/book/dont-ta...
