North American Review
Literary Magazine
As the oldest literary magazine in the nation, our selected works reflect the breadth of the American experience, and encompass any voices that are committed to telling rich narratives that challenge the status quo.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: Five months*/Editor reported data79 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 10% */Editor reported data0.98%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
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
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 10000 words max
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $
Nonfiction - 10000 words max
Max words: 10000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $
Art
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 100
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Author's rights
We ask for first North American serial rights only. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication. Acceptance may be in our print or online issues.
Additional info
We are interested in high-quality poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on any subject; however, we are especially interested in work that addresses contemporary North American concerns and issues, particularly with the environment, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and class.
Tracker statistics
171
Total submissions tracked
79 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
15 days
Fastest response time
224 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 256 days, 343 days
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Submission calls
Nonfiction
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
annually
Read moreAbout
Founded in Boston in 1815, the North American Review is the oldest and one of the most culturally significant literary magazines in the United States. Contributors include important nineteenth-century American writers and thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglas...
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1815
Country
US
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Editor-in-Chief
Gary Kelley
Editor
Rachel Morgan
Editor
J. D. Schraffenberger
Editor