Stirling Review
Literary Magazine
We believe in the unique power of young writers to speak words that spark change and to craft pieces that shine like stars. We aim to amplify their light by publishing work from writers aged 14-22 that speaks to the people and ideas often overlooked.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: about 1 month*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 33% *Editor reported data
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
We accept previously published work as long as all parties give open consent. We allow, and encourage, simultaneous submissions; however, we ask that you notify us promptly through email (stirlingreview@gmail.com) if your work has been accepted elsewhere.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
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 (short fiction)
Max words: 1
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Nonfiction (creative nonfiction)
Max words: 1
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Min pieces: 1
Max pieces: 5
Review (opinion pieces)
Max words: 1
Max words: 1500
Max pieces: 3
Art
No specific limitations
Photography
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
Young creators
ages 14-22Formatting
Writing submissions must enter through the portal at the bottom of this page. Maximum of 5 poems per submission, or 3 prose pieces per submission. We ask that you keep each poem to less than 1000 words, and each prose piece to less than 1500 words. Please submit all of your pieces in a single document, with titles clearly separated. Please include the titles of your pieces in the title of your document. Your document should be in docx., pdf, or txt form. A third-person bio is highly recommended. Our turnaround time is generally three months or less.
Author's rights
We ask for first North American publishing rights and archival rights for all accepted work, as well as the right to make minor edits to the accepted piece(s) to fit publication standards. All rights revert back to the author upon publication.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
5
Total submissions tracked
38 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
16 days
Fastest response time
81 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
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About
The Stirling Review is a quarterly literary journal founded by Michael Liu and Tane Kim in the summer of 2022, after they and many of the members of the original masthead met at the Sewanee Young Writers’ Workshop at the University of the South. Here, they spent their days writing and hanging out a...
Read moreFounded
2022
Country
US
Masthead
Tane Kim
Editor-in-Chief
Michael Liu
Editor-In-Chief
Hayden Oh
Creative Writing Manager
Ellie Tiwari
Social Media Liaison, Creative Writing Editor
Holland Tait
Social Media Liaison, Creative Writing Editor
Evy Muller
Human Resources, Creative Writing Editor
Derek Days
Human Resources, Creative Writing Editor
Hadley Timmermann
Creative Writing Editor
Max Boyang
Creative Writing Editor
Claudia Jane
Creative Writing Editor
Lucy Dillenbeck
Creative Writing Editor
Alaysha Zhang
Creative Writing Editor
Ethan Park
Creative Writing Editor