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"Founded in 1967, the Roanoke Review publishes fiction, poetry & more. We're free and open to the world."
"Founded in 1967, the Roanoke Review publishes fiction, poetry & more. We're free and open to the world."
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
No
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
No
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
7 genres
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Fiction submissions up to 5,000 words and flash fiction up to 1000 words.
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Poetry
No specific limitations
Comics
No specific limitations
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
Fiction
Max words: 5000
Fiction submissions up to 5,000 words and flash fiction up to 1000 words.
Flash Fiction
Max words: 1000
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Poetry
No specific limitations
Comics
No specific limitations
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
Statistics
We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
You're the best!
26
Total submissions tracked
747 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
165 days
Fastest response time
2395 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
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Cover letters
Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!
Rights for published work
Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!
Additional info
If we reach our submission limit, submissions will reopen on the first day of the next month. If you’re interested in getting a better sense of what we’re looking for, feel free to browse both our current issue and our archives. Please do not submit more than once in the same category in a single year. We frequently nominate work for national awards.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1967 | 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 :)
Keith Kayati
Editor-in-Chief
Grace Priddy
CO-MANAGING EDITOR
Examples
4 pieces from Chill Subs people