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"New England Review gives readers a vital snapshot of the literary moment, four times a year, in its richness, complexity, and diversity."
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Open for submissions

Theme

Chungking Express

Deadline

July 31, 2023

Introduction
Vibe

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Response Time
3 months / 109 days
Average acceptance rate
1.9%

Need to know for submitting

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $50+

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      Fee

      $3

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      yes, +subscription

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

short stories, short shorts, novellas, novel excerpts

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

experimental

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Nonfiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

We publish a broad range of nonfiction, including interpretive and personal essays, critical reassessments, cultural criticism (art, film, etc.), travel writing, environmental writing, and works in translation.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Play

Max words: 5000

Up to 5,000 words.

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Translations

No specific limitations

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Fiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

short stories, short shorts, novellas, novel excerpts

Flash rules

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

literary

experimental

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

We publish a broad range of nonfiction, including interpretive and personal essays, critical reassessments, cultural criticism (art, film, etc.), travel writing, environmental writing, and works in translation.

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Play

Max words: 5000

Up to 5,000 words.

Magazine

Founded in 1978 | United States

Masthead

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 :)

Carolyn Kuebler
Editor-in-Chief
Leslie Sainz
Managing Editor
Jennifer Chang
Poetry Editor
Ernest McLeod
Fiction Editor
Emily Mitchell
Fiction Editor
J. M. Tyree
Nonfiction and Drama Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

139

Average acceptance rate

1.9%

Average response time

109 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/109 days

Fastest response time

36 days

Slowest response time

203 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Valerie Hegarty avatarChandra Graham Garcia avatar
2 pieces