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"Short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction. Since 1970. "
"Short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction. Since 1970. "
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Payment
Yes: see Genres section for details
Fee
Yes: $4
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
4 genres
Fiction
Max words: 6250
Max pieces: 1
The page limit for fiction is 25 pages, double-spaced. A submission can be one or multiple stories.
Nonfiction
Max words: 6250
The page limit for nonfiction is 25 pages, double-spaced. A submission can be one or multiple essays.
Poetry
Max lines: 200
The page limit for poetry is 8 pages. A submission can be one or multiple poems.
Translation
Translations should be submitted according to the guidelines of the original work's genre and addressed to that genre's editor. Translators ...
Fiction
Max words: 6250
Max pieces: 1
The page limit for fiction is 25 pages, double-spaced. A submission can be one or multiple stories.
Nonfiction
Max words: 6250
The page limit for nonfiction is 25 pages, double-spaced. A submission can be one or multiple essays.
Poetry
Max lines: 200
The page limit for poetry is 8 pages. A submission can be one or multiple poems.
Translation
Translations should be submitted according to the guidelines of the original work's genre and addressed to that genre's editor. Translators ...
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Total submissions tracked
379 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
62 days
Fastest response time
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How to submit
Process
We use Submittable.
Cover letters
Your name, email, address, and bio can be included in the cover letter.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
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Rights for published work
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Additional info
We pay $1.50 per line for poetry ($100 minimum) and $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum). As submissions are read blind.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1970 | United States
The Iowa Review's mission is to provide an expertly curated, carefully edited, and beautifully designed print and online space for the voices of writers of every kind of diversity to move and enlighten us; to use the experience gained from fifty-plus years of continuous publication and our connection to the University of Iowa as a home for creative writing to validate, amplify, and encourage those voices; and to serve the reading public by presenting the best contemporary writing in short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
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Lynne Nugent
Editor-in-Chief
Katie Berta
Managing Editor
Joan Li
Fiction Editor
Abagail Petersen
Poetry Editor
Darius Stewart
Nonfiction Editor
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