Talon Review
Literary Magazine
Talon Review seeks to publish new works by established and emerging writers. We are interested in stories, essays, and poems that linger in the heart or mind long after the last word of the last sentence.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: A few weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
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
From the editors
Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
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 - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
Hybrid
Max pieces: 1
Art
Max pieces: 4
Audio
Max pieces: 1
Video
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Include a short bio no longer than 250 words in the third person. This could be who you are, where you’re from, what you like to do, or where you’ve been published before.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Fiction / Creative Nonfiction Submissions: Submissions should not exceed 3000 words or 12 pages and cannot be excerpts from novels or larger works. Submissions should be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, in manuscript format, and submitted as .docx files Poetry Submissions: Submissions should be single-spaced. Hybrid Submissions: All rights to visual and intellectual media used should be owned by the author. If not, it is the author's responsibility to attain full copyright permission to use any intellectual property that is not their own prior to publication. We reserve the right to reject a submission on the basis of intellectual property infringement. When digitally manipulating your traditional work, do so for the best image quality, but do not manipulate it to the point that it is misrepresented. That said, ensure any pictures/scans of traditional work are well- and evenly lit.
Author's rights
We require first publishing rights as well as the option to anthologize. Video submissions require non-exclusive rights. We accept submissions that are available elsewhere (i.e Youtube), though by submitting, you are recognizing The Talon Review as an additional platform/publisher. As well, you commit to providing a link back to the Talon Review. All rights to visual and intellectual media used should be owned by the author. If not, it is the author's responsibility to attain full copyright permission to use any intellectual property that is not their own prior to publication. We reserve the right to reject a submission on the basis of intellectual property infringement.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
29
Total submissions tracked
26 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
18 days
Fastest response time
79 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 147 days
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