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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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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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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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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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Happy Valentine's Day, y'all!
You know what that means — just one more month to submit for Volume 7, Issue 1.
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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!)
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