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Delmarva Review

Literary Magazine

Poetry

Fiction

Nonfiction

Review

Photography

Art

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We're a literary journal dedicated to the discovery of compelling new fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers.

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Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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Accepts simultaneous submissions
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When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
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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
From the editors
one contributor print copy
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
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Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Poetry

Max lines: 50

Max pieces: 6

We select memorable, evocative voices...poetry that reveals meaning and stimulates emotional response with each reading.

Fiction - 6000 words max

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 4

Sub Genres: All / surprise us

Fiction: limited to 1 story per submission period, no more than 6,000 words. Flash fiction: up to 4 stories per submission period, up to 1,000 words each. We are more interested in skillfully written, excellent storytelling that engages on multiple levels. Within this perspective, genre writing is acceptable. We welcome most topics (with the exception of religious and political subjects); we are interested in work that addresses the importance of human freedoms and diversity, as well as writing that explores scientific and environmental subjects.

Nonfiction - 6000 words max

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 4

Creative nonfiction: limited to 1 essay per submission period, no more than 6,000 words. Micro-narratives or Flash Nonfiction: up to 4 pieces per submission period, up to 1,000 words each. Of special interest is the personal essay, memoir. We also seek science or environmental writing (literary, narrative, non-technical). We welcome micro-narrative writing, as well as longer work.

Review

Book Reviews. We review books by writers from the Chesapeake and Delmarva region, by assignment only; if you wish to suggest a book for review or review a book for Delmarva Review, please contact the editor.

Photography

Photography for the cover from regional artists. Although we are much more than a regional publication, the cover art we seek derives from our namesake: the Delmarva Peninsula, an enchanting delta of wide-open spaces and diverse ecosystems cradled between the ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.

Art

Artwork for the cover from regional artists. Although we are much more than a regional publication, the cover art we seek derives from our namesake: the Delmarva Peninsula, an enchanting delta of wide-open spaces and diverse ecosystems cradled between the ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.

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Additional info
We do not seek submissions in more than one category by one author, unless by specific request. If your work is selected, payment will be one contributor print copy of the publication. You will also be entitled to a discount on multiple orders of the issue. Inquire directly to the editor for multiple copy discounts.

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Total submissions tracked

260 days

Average response time

Average acceptance rate

4 days

Fastest response time

993 days

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About

Founded

2007

Country

delmarvareview.org

Masthead

Wilson Wyatt, Jr.

Editor-in-Chief

Bill Gourgey

Managing Editor

Anne Colwell

Poetry Editor

Harold O. Wilson

Fiction Senior Editor

Lee Slater

Fiction Co-editor

Ellen Brown

Nonfiction Editor

Gerald F. Sweeney

Book Review Editor

Katherine Gekker

Poetry Assistant Editor