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"Founded in 1948, The McNeese Review is an annual publication of the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of English and Foreign Languages, and the MFA in Creative Writing at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana."

"Founded in 1948, The McNeese Review is an annual publication of the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of English and Foreign Languages, and the MFA in Creative Writing at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana."

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Response Time

162 days

Acceptance Rate

10%

  • Payment

    Yes: $50

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: 1

  • Examples online

    No

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Short fiction up to 6,000 words or flash fiction of no more than three pieces, under 1,000 words each.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

We like emerging and diverse voices. We like grit and vulnerability. We like researched and fact-checked. We like hybrids and experiments th...

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Hybrid

Genre b(l)ending pieces that defy definition.

Fiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

Short fiction up to 6,000 words or flash fiction of no more than three pieces, under 1,000 words each.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 6000

Max pieces: 1

We like emerging and diverse voices. We like grit and vulnerability. We like researched and fact-checked. We like hybrids and experiments th...

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Hybrid

Genre b(l)ending pieces that defy definition.

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Track submission

47

Total submissions tracked

162 days

Average response time

10%

Average acceptance rate

19 days

Fastest response time

223 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

in a single file

Rights for published work

No material published in The McNeese Review or in Boudin may be reprinted or reproduced, in whole or in part, without the permission of the authors. We ask for ourselves only that The McNeese Review be credited with first publication.

Additional info

In all genres, we are particularly interested in seeing work from women, people of color, LGBTQ writers, non-binary writers, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups. Contributors outside of the U.S. will receive two additional author copies in lieu of the honorarium.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1948 | United States

For 64 years the Review was published as a scholarly journal in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In 2012 it was converted to a literary journal format to publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. In 2018, we launched Boudin, an online section showcasing creative work along with interviews, reviews, craft essays, and any other delicious things that pique our interest. The editor of the Review is Michael Horner, who is the Director of the MFA program at McNeese and heads up the fiction side of the MFA. McNeese MFA candidates staff both journal and website, and play a major role in what gets published.

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 :)

Michael Horner

Editor-in-Chief

Taylor Mahone

Managing Editor

Examples

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