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Guidelines

"Founded in 1915 and housed on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Southwest Review is the third-longest-running literary quarterly in the United States."

"Founded in 1915 and housed on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Southwest Review is the third-longest-running literary quarterly in the United States."

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

155 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: yes, 5 copies

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

Poetry

Max pieces: 6

Statistics

We're able to provide them because you use our tracker!
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Track submission

23

Total submissions tracked

155 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

155 days

Fastest response time

155 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 74 days, 78 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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Rights for published work

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Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 1915 | 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 :)

Greg Brownderville

Editor-in-Chief

Robert Rea

Deputy Editor