Periodicals Department Collection and State Library Resources

List of Poetry Magazines in the Pratt Library

The table below lists some poetry magazines and their submission guidelines. All of the journals listed below will accept unsolicited work written in English.

The Periodicals Department holds many of these magazines in paper format. Others are available through our databases, which are accessible outside the library with a current Pratt library card.

Journal	Location	Submission Guidelines	Issued
Ambit 17 Priory Gardens London N6 5QY UK	Periodicals	May submit up to 5-6 poems Do not submit via e-mail Enclose SASE with UK stamps or with sufficient International Reply Coupons Can enclose a self-addressed stamped postcard to receive confirmation of receipt Wait time of 3-4 months for response	Quarterly
American Poetry Review The Editors APR 1700 Sansom Street Suite 800 Philadelphia, PA 19103	Periodicals	No fax or e-mail submissions No previously published material Enclose a SASE with manuscript Wait time of 3 months for response	Six times per year
Antioch Review P.O. Box 148 Yellow Springs, OH 45387	Periodicals	May submit 3-6 poems Enclose SASE for reponse/returns No simultaneous submissions Reading period runs May 1 – September 1 Wait time of 4-6 months for response	Quarterly
Baltimore Review Poetry Editor P.O. Box 36418 Towson, MD 21286	Maryland	May submit 1-4 poems Material accepted only via their online submissions system No previously published work accepted Payment is in copies Wait time of up to 8 months for response	Biannually
Beloit Poetry Journal P.O. Box 151 Farmington, ME 04938	Periodicals	May submit no more than one poem on a page, single-spaced Submissions accepted online and by regular mail Enclose SASE for returns No simultaneous submissions No longer than 4 months response time	Quarterly
Chicago Review Poetry Editor 5801 S. Kenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637	Periodicals	Include SASE Simultaneous submissions strongly discouraged Submissions not accepted by e-mail or fax Unsolicited electronic submissions are deleted unread Wait time of 3-6 months for response	Quarterly
Dalhousie Review Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada	Periodicals	May submit up to 5 poems Poems generally should not exceed 40 lines No electronic submissions No simultaneous submissions Wait time of 3-9 months for response	Three issues per year
Epoch 251 Goldwin Smith Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3201	Periodicals	Enclose SASE Unsolicited submissions are welcome from September 15 to April 15 of each year No simultaneous submissions	Three issues per year
Georgia Review The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-9009	Periodicals	May submit 3-5 poems Submissions not accepted by fax or e-mail No simultaneous submissions or previously published work No unsolicited manuscripts accepted from May 15 – August 15 Wait time of 2-3 months for response	Quarterly
Gettysburg Review Peter Stitt, Editor The Gettysburg Review Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA 17325-1491	Periodicals	May submit 1-5 poems Include SASE Simultaneous submissions accepted Reading period runs September 1 – May 31 Wait time of 3-5 months for response	Quarterly
Harvard Review The Editors Harvard Review Lamont Library Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138	Pratt Electronic News Stand	May submit no more than 5 poems Online submissions accepted Reading period runs September 1 to May 31 Simultaneous submissions permitted Wait time of up to 6 months for response	Spring and Fall
Hollins Critic	Pratt Electronic News Stand	May submit 1-5 poems Material accepted only via their online submissions system Reading period runs September 1 – December 15 Pays $25 per poem, upon publication	Five times per year
Hudson Review 684 Park Ave. New York, NY 10021	Periodicals	May submit up to 7 poems No simultaneous or electronic submissions No previously published work Reading period runs April 1 – June 30 Wait time of 6 months for response	Quarterly
International Poetry Review Department of Romance Languages The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402	Periodicals	Seeking primarily poems in translation, appearing in bilingual format Submissions should be no more than 6 pages, sent on a disk in MS Word format Enclose SASE No online submissions Reading period runs September 1 – April 30	Spring and Fall
Kenyon Review	Periodicals	May submit up to 6 poems Material accepted only via their online submissions system No simultaneous submissions or previously published work Reading period runs September 15 – January 15	Quarterly
Literary Review	Pratt Electronic News Stand	May submit up to 7 poems Material accepted only via their online submissions system Simultaneous submissions accepted Wait time of 3-12 months for response	Quarterly
Lyric P.O. Box 110 Jericho Corners, VT 05465	Periodicals	Publishes mostly poetry of no more than 40 lines in traditional forms Enclose SASE for response Only unpublished work accepted No simultaneous submissions	Quarterly
Massachusetts Review South College University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003	Pratt Electronic News Stand	May submit up to 6 poems Include SASE for response Material accepted through postal mail or online submissions system Simultaneous submissions accepted Reading period runs October 1 – May 1	Quarterly
Michigan Quarterly Review 0576 Rackham Building 915 E. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070	Periodicals	Submissions should not exceed 8-12 pages No online submissions Enclose SASE Reading period is year-round	Quarterly
New England Review Poetry Editor New England Review Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 05753	Pratt Electronic News Stand	May submit no more than 6 poems Submissions accepted online or via regular mail Simultaneous submissions not accepted Reading period runs September 1 – May 31 Wait time of up to 12 weeks for response	Quarterly
New Letters The Editor UMKC University House 5101 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110	Periodicals	May submit no more than 6 poems Simultaneous submissions are discouraged E-mail submissions are not read Enclose SASE Reading period runs May 1 – October 1	Quarterly
Paris Review Poetry Editor 62 White St. New York, NY 10013	Periodicals	May submit up to 6 poems Enclose SASE for response No e-mail submissions Only previously unpublished material accepted Simultaneous submissions accepted	Quarterly
Parnassus 205 W. 89th St. #8F New York, NY 10024	Periodicals	No unsolicited submissions by e-mail Enclose SASE	Semiannually
Poet Lore 4508 Walsh St. Bethesda, MD 20815	Periodicals	May submit up to 5 poems Simultaneous submissions accepted No online submissions accepted Enclose SASE Will not accept previously published work	Semiannually
Poetry 444 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 1850 Chicago, IL 60611-4034	Periodicals	May submit no more than 4 poems Submissions accepted by mail and online Previously published material not accepted Submissions accepted year-round Wait time of 6-8 weeks for response	Monthly, except bi-monthly in July-August
Poetry Review 22 Betterton St. London WC2H 9BX, UK	Periodicals	May submit no more than 6 poems, typed Enclose SASE with sufficient postage or IRCs No e-mail submissions	Quarterly
Prairie Schooner 123 Andrews Hall Lincoln NE 68588-0334	Periodicals	May submit 5-7 poems No unsolicited e-mail submissions Simultaneous submissions not accepted Reading period runs September 1 – May 1 Wait time of 3-4 months for response	Quarterly
Queen’s Quarterly Joan Harcourt Literary Editor 144 Barrie St. Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario Canada K7L 3N6	Periodicals	May submit up to 6 poems Enclose SASE with submissions sent by postal mail Submissions may be sent by e-mail Wait time of 4-8 weeks for response	Quarterly
Raritan Editor Raritan 31 Mine St. New Brunswick, NJ 08903	Periodicals	Electronic and simultaneous submissions not accepted Manuscripts must be typed Include SASE with submission Wail time of 4-6 months for response	Quarterly
Sewanee Review University of the South 735 University Avenue Sewanee, TN 37383-1000	Periodicals	May submit up to 6 poems Enclose SASE for response No electronic or simultaneous submissions Only unpublished work considered Wait time of 4-6 weeks for response	Quarterly
Southern Humanities Review Editors 9088 Haley Center Auburn University, AL 36849-5202	Periodicals	May submit 3-5 poems Must include SASE or e-mail address with submissions Simultaneous submissions accepted Wait time of 2 weeks – 3 months for response	Quarterly
Southern Review 3990 W. Lakeshore Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808	Periodicals	May submit up to 5 poems No electronic submissions Only previously unpublished work considered Reading period runs September 1 – June 1 Wait time of 2-4 months for response	Quarterly
Southwest Review P.O. Box 750374 Dallas TX 75275-0374	Pratt Electronic News Stand	May submit up to 6 poems Enclose SASE with manuscript No simultaneous submissions No submissions accepted June - August Previously published work not considered	Quarterly
Stand Magazine David Latané Stand Magazine Dept. of English Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 23284-2005	Periodicals	Only previously unpublished material considered Enclose SASE or IRCs with manuscript Electronic submissions not accepted	Quarterly
TriQuarterly	Periodicals	May submit up to 6 poems Material accepted only via their online submissions system Reading period runs October 1 – July 15	Three issues per year
Virginia Quarterly Review	Periodicals	May submit up to 3 poems Material accepted only via their online submissions system Only previously unpublished work considered Reading period runs September 1 – May 31 Wait time of at least 3 months for response	Quarterly
Yale Review Yale University P.O. Box 208243 New Haven, CT 06520-8243	Periodicals	Submissions should be typed Enclose SASE for response Wait time of 1 to 3 months for response	Quarterly

In this guide:

Submitting Poetry for Publication
General Submission Guidelines for Poetry Magazines
List of Poetry Magazines in the Pratt Library

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List of Poetry Magazines in the Pratt Library

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