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Roanoke Review

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Comics

Art

Photography

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Founded in 1967, the Roanoke Review publishes fiction, poetry & more. We're free and open to the world.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:  / 
    133 days*
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  • Acceptance rate:  / 
    10.64%*
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PaysNo

FeeNo

  • 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 - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental

Fiction submissions up to 5,000 words and flash fiction up to 1000 words.

Fiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 1000

Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental

Nonfiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Poetry

No specific limitations

Comics

No specific limitations

Art

No specific limitations

Photography

No specific limitations

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • 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.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

133 days

Average response time

10.64%

Average acceptance rate

85 days

Fastest response time

231 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2395 days

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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12-month average acceptance rate

129 days

12-month average response time

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About

Founded

1967

Country

US

www.roanokereview.org

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    Editor Keith Kayati avatar

    Keith Kayati

    Editor-in-Chief

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    Grace Priddy

    CO-MANAGING EDITOR