Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953

The Paris Review is a prestigious English-language literary magazine founded in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. 

Originally established to emphasize creative work—especially fiction and poetry—over literary criticism, it quickly gained a reputation for publishing high-quality writing by both established and emerging authors.

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The Paris Review

The Paris Review will accept unsolicited submissions of poetry via Submittable, until we reach capacity.
All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere. Please submit no more than six poems at a time and please do not submit more than twice in a calendar year.
We suggest to all who plan to submit that they read the most recent issues of The Paris Review to acquaint themselves with material the magazine has published. Subscriptions are available here.
Due to volume of submissions, please note that editorial responses may take 6-8 months.
We are also accepting hard-copy poetry submissions year-round. Please send any hard-copy submissions to the following address, including a brief cover letter and a self-addressed and stamped envelope (SASE):
Poetry Editor    
The Paris Review    
544 West 27th Street, Floor 3    
New York, NY 10001

Poetry

The Paris Review will accept unsolicited submissions of fiction via Submittable, until we reach capacity.
All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere. Please submit no more than one prose piece at a time and please do not submit more than twice in a calendar year.
We suggest to all who plan to submit that they read the most recent issues of The Paris Review to acquaint themselves with material the magazine has published. Subscriptions are available here.
We are also accepting hard-copy prose submissions year-round. Please send any hard-copy submissions to the following address, including a brief cover letter and a self-addressed and stamped envelope (SASE):
Prose Editor 
The Paris Review 
544 West 27th Street, Floor 3
New York, NY 10001

Fiction

The Paris Review will accept unsolicited submissions of nonfiction via Submittable, until we reach capacity.
All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere. Please submit no more than one prose piece at a time and please do not submit more than twice in a calendar year.
We suggest to all who plan to submit that they read the most recent issues of The Paris Review to acquaint themselves with material the magazine has published. Subscriptions are available here.
We are also accepting hard-copy prose submissions year-round. Please send any hard-copy submissions to the following address, including a brief cover letter and a self-addressed and stamped envelope (SASE):
Prose Editor 
The Paris Review 
544 West 27th Street, Floor 3 
New York, NY 10001

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