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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
Acceptance Rate
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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126
Total submissions tracked
105 days
Average response time
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.
Masthead
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Susan Nguyen
Editor-in-Chief
Christie Louie
Managing Editor
