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"The Missouri Review, founded in 1978, is one of the most highly regarded literary magazines in the United States. For the past four decades we’ve upheld a reputation for finding and publishing the very best writers first."
"The Missouri Review, founded in 1978, is one of the most highly regarded literary magazines in the United States. For the past four decades we’ve upheld a reputation for finding and publishing the very best writers first."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $25 per page
Fee
Yes: $4
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
Yes: $10
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
3 genres
Fiction
While there are no length restrictions, longer manuscripts (9,000 to 12,000 words) or “flash fiction” manuscripts (2,000 words or less) must...
Nonfiction
Nonfiction of general interest only. All submissions should be addressed to “nonfiction editor.” There are no restrictions on length or topi...
Poetry
Typically, successful submissions include 8-20 pages of unpublished poetry (note: please do not send complete manuscripts—published or unpub...
Fiction
While there are no length restrictions, longer manuscripts (9,000 to 12,000 words) or “flash fiction” manuscripts (2,000 words or less) must...
Nonfiction
Nonfiction of general interest only. All submissions should be addressed to “nonfiction editor.” There are no restrictions on length or topi...
Poetry
Typically, successful submissions include 8-20 pages of unpublished poetry (note: please do not send complete manuscripts—published or unpub...
Statistics
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115
Total submissions tracked
69 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
39 days
Fastest response time
97 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 17 days, 21 days, 26 days, 28 days, 34 days, 102 days, 111 days, 168 days, 180 days, 189 days, 247 days, 1114 days
How to submit
Process
We use our own submissions manager, or you can submit through mail.
Cover letters
Online: Please put your cover letter in the “comments” field. Mail: Manuscripts submitted without a stamped, self-addressed envelope will be recycled without response. (Mention in your cover letter if you want your manuscript returned—remember to include sufficient postage on your SASE as well.) Include your e-mail address to receive announcements from the Missouri Review.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Upload your submission as one file in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or .txt format.
Rights for published work
TMR buys first serial rights and limited other rights that are stated in our contract. Please query the editors if you would like to know more. Rights to republish the work in another venue or in book form revert to the author; we ask that you acknowledge TMR as the original publisher on any republication in book form.
Additional info
Active on social media Pays! $25/page Available in print Offer expedited response: $10 - response within 3 weeks Helpful: reposting other opportunities on their Twitter:) Submission fee
About the Magazine
Founded in 1978 | United States
We are based at the University of Missouri and publish four issues each year. Each issue contains approximately five new stories, three new poetry features, and two essays, all selected from unsolicited submissions sent by writers throughout the world. The Missouri Review maintains an “open submission” policy; we read year-round, sifting through approximately 12,000 submissions each year. New, emerging, and midcareer writers whose work has been published in the Missouri Review have been anthologized over 100 times in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best American Travel Writing, Best American Poetry, The O. Henry Prize Stories, Best of the Net, and The Pushcart Prize, among others.
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 :)
Speer Morgan
Editor-in-Chief
Marc McKee
Managing Editor
Examples
2 pieces from Chill Subs people
