Ponder Review
Literary Magazine
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.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: up to 4 months*/Editor reported data58 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 9% */Editor reported data7.14%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 0%
PaysNo
Fee$2
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
1
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction (Fiction and Flash Fiction)
Max words: 1500
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 2
Fiction (Fiction and Flash Fiction)
Max words: 750
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 2
Nonfiction (Creative Nonfiction)
Max words: 1500
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 2
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 2
Hybrid (Art and New Media)
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 2
Art (Art and New Media)
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 2
Photography (Art and New Media)
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 2
Play (Short Play)
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 2
Audio (Art and New Media)
Submission fee: $ 2
Video (Art and New Media)
Submission fee: $ 2
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Not specified.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Times Roman 12pt. All prose should be double-spaced. Poetry should be single-spaced.
Author's rights
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.
Tracker statistics
22
Total submissions tracked
58 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
13 days
Fastest response time
548 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 796 days
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Submission calls
All genres
About
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.
Founded
2016
Country
US
Masthead
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Editor-in-Chief
Brandy T. Wilson
Advisor