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"A semi-annual, international literary journal edited by the MFA students at Arizona State University"

"A semi-annual, international literary journal edited by the MFA students at Arizona State University"

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

105 days

Acceptance Rate

3.57%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Micro Fiction

Max words: 20

Max pieces: 1

No strict word count, favor pieces under 17 pages

Micro Nonfiction

Max words: 20

Max pieces: 1

No strict word count, favor pieces under 17 pages

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Translation

Max pieces: 6

Submit up to 6 poems/micro-fictions, or one essay/story.

Art

Max pieces: 8

Micro Fiction

Max words: 20

Max pieces: 1

No strict word count, favor pieces under 17 pages

Micro Nonfiction

Max words: 20

Max pieces: 1

No strict word count, favor pieces under 17 pages

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Translation

Max pieces: 6

Submit up to 6 poems/micro-fictions, or one essay/story.

Art

Max pieces: 8

Statistics

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Track submission

126

Total submissions tracked

105 days

Average response time

3.57%

Average acceptance rate

50 days

Fastest response time

153 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 247 days, 289 days, 298 days, 791 days, 956 days, 4218 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Acceptable file formats include .doc, .docx, and .pdf.

Rights for published work

Upon acceptance of your work, HFR asks for first North American Serial Rights and nonexclusive use of the Work thereafter such as in anthologies, special projects, and digital archiving; nonexclusive online publication on HFR’s website and affiliated sites or platforms, if selected; nonexclusive right of translation, publication in all languages, and distribution on HFR or affiliated sites or platforms, if selected; permission for versions to be created by nonprofit organizations for use by people who are blind or disabled; nonexclusive rights to your name(s), image(s), likeness(es), and biographical information for use in the promotion and publication of the Work. After publication, all rights, except those stated above, revert to the copyright owner. You (or the copyright owner) retain copyright and the right of reprint. Please credit Hayden's Ferry Review as the place of first publication. You are responsible for the content of the Work. ASU and HFR assume no liability.

Additional info

Contributors receive one copy of the issue in which they appear. Free submissions for Black and Indigenous writers Open for translations and art year-round, other genres are currently closed Please send one submission per genre at a time, and wait for a response before you submit additional work.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1986 | United States

Founded in 1986, Hayden’s Ferry Review is a semi-annual, international literary journal edited by the MFA students at Arizona State University. Work from Hayden’s Ferry Review has been included in the Pushcart Prize Anthology, Best American Poetry, and Best New Poets. HFR has notable pieces in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best American Mystery Stories, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. To find out more about anthologies that have included pieces from Hayden’s Ferry Review, please view our complete list. Hayden’s Ferry Review looks for well-crafted work that takes risks, challenges readers, and engages us emotionally and artistically. A small portion of our publication is solicited from established authors, while the majority of our contributors are chosen from the thousands of manuscripts we receive each year.

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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 :)

Susan Nguyen

Editor-in-Chief

Christie Louie

Managing Editor