In addition to poems, short stories, and CNF from across the U.S. and beyond, we're including a special section featuring Maryland writers. So if you're currently a Maryland resident, consider submitting in that category.
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"The mission of The Baltimore Review is to showcase Baltimore as a literary hub of diverse writing and promote the work of emerging and established writers."
"The mission of The Baltimore Review is to showcase Baltimore as a literary hub of diverse writing and promote the work of emerging and established writers."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
1-4 months / 93 days
Acceptance Rate
2.23%
Payment
Yes: $50
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: Copy of annual print compilation. Online quarterly issues.
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
5 genres
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
5,000 words max, but shorter is often better
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
There is a 1,000 word maximum for the entire submission, regardless of the number of pieces in that submission.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
5,000 words max, but shorter is often better
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Including prose poems
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
5,000 words max, but shorter is often better
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
There is a 1,000 word maximum for the entire submission, regardless of the number of pieces in that submission.
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
5,000 words max, but shorter is often better
Flash Nonfiction
Max words: 1000
Poetry
Max pieces: 3
Including prose poems
Statistics
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392
Total submissions tracked
93 days
Average response time
2.23%
Average acceptance rate
2 days
Fastest response time
212 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 413 days, 422 days, 450 days, 667 days, 943 days, 1848 days, 2455 days, 2625 days, 3366 days, 4268 days
How to submit
Process
See submission guidelines
Cover letters
When you submit your work, please include a brief bio to introduce yourself.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
Active on social media (Twitter and Facebook) - recently added Mastodon, Instagram, Post, Spoutible - we'll see how all these shake out Pays Poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction works published online are also published in an annual print compilation Promotes writers even after publication - awards, book publications, presentations, etc. - let us know Accepts both contest and non-contest submissions. No submission fee for non-contest submissions. Currently pays $50 for accepted work. Contest fee is $8 with three $400 prizes. See site for details. Oh, and if you donate $5 in a regular submission category (but no submission fee is required - seriously!), we'll send you a list of 53 cool writing prompts.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1996 | United States
Masthead
We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)
Barbara Westwood Diehl
Editor-in-Chief
See our staff page
Examples
6 pieces from Chill Subs people
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In addition to poems, short stories, and CNF from across the U.S. and beyond, we're including a special section featuring Maryland writers. So if you're currently a Maryland resident, consider submitting in that category.
Our summer 2023 issue is now live! Hope you enjoy the poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in these pages. https://baltimorereview.org/ We open our Submittable doors again on August 1.
We did the math, and we're increasing the contest prize amounts to $400 in each category (flash fiction, flash CNF, prose poem). Payment is $50 for all other work we accept for publication. Deadline for all categories is May 31. https://www.baltimorereview.org/
In addition to poems, short stories, and CNF from across the U.S. and beyond, we're including a special section featuring Maryland writers. So if you're currently a Maryland resident, consider submitting in that category.