Barely South Review began as The Dominion Review, an annual student literary journal housed at Old Dominion University in 1983. In 2008, the journal relaunched under the name Barely South Review as an online biannual publication staffed by students of the MFA program.
Highlights
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- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data6.32%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Submittable
Cover letter
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
If you are making multiple submissions of poetry please place them all in one document. For short-shorts/ flash, each piece should be uploaded to Submittable separately. Please do not cut and paste all of your submissions into one document. Fiction and nonfiction manuscripts must be 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around, and the word count must be included on the first page. Paragraphs must be indented. Please avoid any nonstandard formatting or alternative fonts.
Author's rights
Barely South Review acquires only the first serial publication rights of accepted work. Copyright is asserted on behalf of the author; all reprint rights (print or electronic) revert to the author upon publication, but we ask that you mention Barely South Review as first publication appearance.
Additional info
The best way to get a clear sense of our tastes is to explore our recent issues. You may submit to multiple genres. Please only make one submission per reading period.
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
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Average response time
Average acceptance rate
7 days
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About
Barely South Review is the literary journal of the Creative Writing program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. We are dedicated to publishing prose, poetry, and art from both emerging and established writers and artists. Our name refers to our home – the coastal Tidewater region of southeast...
Read moreFounded
1983
Country
US
Masthead
William Blair
Editor-in-Chief
Megan Pastore
Poetry Editor
Helena Edge
Fiction Editor
Matt Holsopple
Nonfiction Editor