the Woodward Review
Literary Magazine
A new journal hosted by Wayne State University, trying to collapse the distance between creative, critical, and "academic" writing.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1-2 months*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
Pays$50
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
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
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Payment: $ 50
Fiction - 500 words max
Max words: 500
Max pieces: 3
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Payment: $ 50
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 50
Nonfiction - 500 words max
Max words: 500
Max pieces: 3
Payment: $ 50
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $ 50
Hybrid
Payment: $ 50
Review
Max words: 2500
Payment: $ 50
Art
Max pieces: 10
Payment: $ 50
Photography
Max pieces: 10
Payment: $ 50
Audio
Payment: $ 50
No specific limitations
Video
Payment: $ 50
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Include a short cover letter & bio in the body of your email; we’d like to know who you are, not just who’s published you — if you’re in, from, or have roots in Detroit, let us know! While students, faculty, and staff, currently or formerly (within reason) affiliated with Wayne State University are ineligible for consideration or publication of original work, anyone is welcome to submit reviews & responses.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Written submissions should be sent as a doc, docx, or pdf, while hybrid and digital submissions can be in any file type you think we can access without additional software.
Author's rights
The Woodward Review purchases first North American print publication rights only; all other rights are retained by the author. We will also offer the option of publishing under a Creative Commons license.
Additional info
Active on social media Pays!
Tracker statistics
26
Total submissions tracked
77 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
6 days
Fastest response time
75 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
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About
The Woodward Review seeks poetry, prose, art, hybrid and digital media, and the conversations these different forms can inspire. TWR is built on the mutual exchange between creative work and its reception. Whether your response is personal, critical, or creative, collisions with art are never passiv...
Read moreFounded
2022
Country
US
Masthead
Isaac Pickell
Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Moore
Managing Editor
Vincent Perrone
Editor
Lam Pham
Editor