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"We're published by the low-res MFA in Creative Writing at Mississippi U. for Women and include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, art, and new media."

"We're published by the low-res MFA in Creative Writing at Mississippi U. for Women and include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, art, and new media."

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

up to 4 months / 183 days

Acceptance Rate

12.5%

  • Payment

    No

  • Fee

    Yes: $2

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: 1

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

10 genres

Fiction (Fiction and Flash Fiction)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

1,500 – 3,000 words preferred

Fiction (Fiction and Flash Fiction)

Max words: 750

Max pieces: 3

One submission of up to three stories that combine to total no more than 1,000 words. No story may exceed 750 words.

Nonfiction (Creative Nonfiction)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

1,500 – 3,000 words preferred

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

One submission of up to five poems that combine to total no more than nine pages.

Hybrid (Art and New Media)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Photo essay: one submission of up to 3,000 words and with up to five images. Graphic literature: one submission of up to eight pages."

Art (Art and New Media)

Max pieces: 5

Photography, photo essay, graphic literature, painting, collage.

Photography (Art and New Media)

Max pieces: 5

Photography, photo essay, graphic literature, painting, collage.

Play (Short Play)

Max pieces: 1

Script excerpt or short play. One submission of 10–15 pages.

Audio (Art and New Media)

"Podcast, spoken word, interview, short film, animation, and hypertext or kinetic literature are considered for our website."

Video (Art and New Media)

"Podcast, spoken word, interview, short film, animation, and hypertext or kinetic literature are considered for our website."

Fiction (Fiction and Flash Fiction)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

1,500 – 3,000 words preferred

Fiction (Fiction and Flash Fiction)

Max words: 750

Max pieces: 3

One submission of up to three stories that combine to total no more than 1,000 words. No story may exceed 750 words.

Nonfiction (Creative Nonfiction)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

1,500 – 3,000 words preferred

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

One submission of up to five poems that combine to total no more than nine pages.

Hybrid (Art and New Media)

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Photo essay: one submission of up to 3,000 words and with up to five images. Graphic literature: one submission of up to eight pages."

Art (Art and New Media)

Max pieces: 5

Photography, photo essay, graphic literature, painting, collage.

Photography (Art and New Media)

Max pieces: 5

Photography, photo essay, graphic literature, painting, collage.

Play (Short Play)

Max pieces: 1

Script excerpt or short play. One submission of 10–15 pages.

Audio (Art and New Media)

"Podcast, spoken word, interview, short film, animation, and hypertext or kinetic literature are considered for our website."

Video (Art and New Media)

"Podcast, spoken word, interview, short film, animation, and hypertext or kinetic literature are considered for our website."

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Track submission

13

Total submissions tracked

183 days

Average response time

12.5%

Average acceptance rate

13 days

Fastest response time

548 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Submit via Submittable. Ponder Review asks that contributors wait one year post publication to submit to us again.

Cover letters

Not specified.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Times Roman 12pt. All prose should be double-spaced. Poetry should be single-spaced.

Rights for published work

Ponder Review requires first-time North American publishing rights with the right to reprint submissions in subsequent anthologies even after publication rights have reverted back to author. Accepted work is subject for use in any future anthologies, both digital and print, and Ponder Review asks that any reprints give first publication credit to Ponder Review.

Additional info

Students and alumni of Mississippi University for Women may not submit to Ponder Review or its associated contests for at least 5 years from their last enrollment at the university.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2016 | United States

A publication of the MFA program at Mississippi University for Women, staffed by graduate students. We seek stories that challenge, stories that shift our view, ignite our imaginations, spark conversations, and linger with us.

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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 :)

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Editor-in-Chief

Brandy T. Wilson

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·  Jun 30
We are open for submissions for Issue 7.2. Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Plays, New Media, Art. Send us your darlings! June 15 - Sept. 15! ponder review.submittable.com
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·  Feb 14
Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!

You know what that means — just one more month to submit for Volume 7, Issue 1.

Want a Valentine's gift from us? Head over to ponderreview.com where you can read back issues (1.1-6.1) for free or order a copy of 6.2 (2 for 1 today Promise!)
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·  Jun 30
We are open for submissions for Issue 7.2. Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Plays, New Media, Art. Send us your darlings! June 15 - Sept. 15! ponder review.submittable.com