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The Laurel Review

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

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The Laurel Review is a biannual print magazine seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, review, script, and those that blur the lines between genres.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
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  • Acceptance rate:
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Fee$2

Find more details in the Genres section

  • 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

    From the editors

    yes

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental

Submission fee: $ 2

All forms of fiction, both traditional and experimental.

Fiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental

Submission fee: $ 2

Nonfiction

Submission fee: $ 2

Personal essays, travel writing, and other forms of creative nonfiction are accepted.

Poetry

Submission fee: $ 2

Poems of verse, free-verse, prose, etc.

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

    We are especially interested in writing by those whose identities have been historically under-represented. Copies. All accepted US contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which they appear. Submitters living outside of the United States will regretfully only receive a PDF copy and their work posted online as we are unable to ship internationally at this time.

Tracker statistics

25

Total submissions tracked

129 days

Average response time

5.87%

Average acceptance rate

6 days

Fastest response time

164 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 268 days

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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12-month average acceptance rate

161 days

12-month average response time

Submission calls

    General

    Open

    Deadline: May 2, 2025

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    Editor John Gallaher avatar

    John Gallaher

    Editor-in-Chief

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    Luke Rolfes

    Co-editor

    Editor Daniel Biegelson avatar

    Daniel Biegelson

    Associate Editor