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Deadline

Nov 5, 2023

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"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."

"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."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

A few weeks / 28 days

Acceptance Rate

11.11%

  • 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: 3000

Max pieces: 4

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 4

CREATIVE NONFICTION

Poetry

Should not exceed six pages single-spaced.

Hybrid

Ensure that your submission does not exceed 8 pages.

Art

Max pieces: 4

Audio

Max pieces: 4

Spoken word poetry, song. Should not exceed 10 minutes

Video

Max pieces: 4

Short films, video essays, cinepoems, dance, etc. Should not exceed 10 minutes.

Fiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 4

Nonfiction

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 4

CREATIVE NONFICTION

Poetry

Should not exceed six pages single-spaced.

Hybrid

Ensure that your submission does not exceed 8 pages.

Art

Max pieces: 4

Audio

Max pieces: 4

Spoken word poetry, song. Should not exceed 10 minutes

Video

Max pieces: 4

Short films, video essays, cinepoems, dance, etc. Should not exceed 10 minutes.

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Track submission

13

Total submissions tracked

28 days

Average response time

11.11%

Average acceptance rate

24 days

Fastest response time

32 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 147 days

How to submit

Process

Hybrid submissions: ensure that your image files are named appropriately, such as the following: LastName_ShortTitle_Year.png. Example: Smith_Circles_2018.png.

Cover letters

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. If you have a connection to Jacksonville, FL, please mention it.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

All submissions should be double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font, manuscript format, and submitted as .docx files (unless specified otherwise*). We accept png files, docx. files, or jpg files of cross-genre submissions.

Rights for published work

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

About the Magazine

Founded in 2012 | United States

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. We are compelled by the strange and beautiful, drawn to the uncanny, fascinated by the fantastical, and relish risky realism that rattles our senses. Traditional and experimental work are welcome.

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 :)

Natasha Kane

Editor-in-Chief

Sera-Ann Hargrove

MANAGING EDITOR

Mark Ari

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY EDITOR

Jessica Q. Stark

EXECUTIVE ADVISORY EDITOR