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Feb 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2024

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"Publishes original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork, and feature a blend of emerging and established voices. Ranked as one of the 25 Fastest Fiction & Poetry Markets in Duotrope's database."

"Publishes original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork, and feature a blend of emerging and established voices. Ranked as one of the 25 Fastest Fiction & Poetry Markets in Duotrope's database."

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

1 week / 6 days

Acceptance Rate

0.98%

  • 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

    No

Accepted genres

4 genres

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Art

Max pieces: 10

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Max pieces: 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Art

Max pieces: 10

Statistics

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Track submission

127

Total submissions tracked

6 days

Average response time

0.98%

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

27 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 30 days, 31 days

How to submit

Process

We use Submittable.

Cover letters

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Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

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

Rights for published work

We require First North American Serial Rights. Following publication, all rights revert to the author, but we ask that The Penn Review is credited in subsequent reprints. In addition, we reserve the right to edit submissions in accordance with the rules of our style guide.

Additional info

Fast response Social media: Active only on Facebook Read blind

About the Magazine

Founded in 1951 | United States

Founded in 1951, The Penn Review is the oldest continuously published and premier literary magazine at the University of Pennsylvania. Devoted to the literary and visual arts, The Penn Review publishes original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork. We feature a blend of emerging and established voices in our biannual online publications and annual print publication. In our seven-decade history, we have published works by William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg, E. E. Cummings, and Jennifer Egan, among others. Currently ranked as one of the 25 Fastest Fiction & Poetry Markets in Duotrope's database, we strive to respond to all submissions within a week. However, response times may be longer than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Penn Review is an official member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.

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 :)

Elise Wallen-Friedman

Editor-in-Chief

Dylan Fritz

Managing Editor

Zelda Godsey-Kellogg

Managing Editor

Mason Earle

Managing Editor

Mia McElhatton

Managing Editor

Julia Rotgin

Managing Editor

Examples

2 pieces from Chill Subs people