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Guidelines

"For three quarters of a century, VQR’s primary mission has been to sustain and strengthen Jefferson’s bulwark, long describing itself as “A National Journal of Literature and Discussion.”"

"For three quarters of a century, VQR’s primary mission has been to sustain and strengthen Jefferson’s bulwark, long describing itself as “A National Journal of Literature and Discussion.”"

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Response Time

6 months / 305 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: see Genres section for details

  • Fee

    Yes: $3

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    No

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

3 genres

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

We are generally not interested in genre fiction (such as romance, science fiction, or fantasy).

Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

Essays, memoir, and other types of literary journalism, as well as investigative reporting

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

All types and length. 4 poems of less than fifteen pages total.

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

We are generally not interested in genre fiction (such as romance, science fiction, or fantasy).

Nonfiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

Essays, memoir, and other types of literary journalism, as well as investigative reporting

Poetry

Max pieces: 4

All types and length. 4 poems of less than fifteen pages total.

Statistics

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Track submission

89

Total submissions tracked

305 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

179 days

Fastest response time

392 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 659 days, 711 days, 2196 days

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

All files must be saved in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Rich Text Format (.rtf), or Plain Text (.txt) formats. Please prepare your submission in letter-sized format, with ample margins, double-spaced, using a standard typeface (e.g., Times, Helvetica, Arial) and font size (12 point is best). Please use minimal document and font styling in your submission.

Rights for published work

Our standard publishing agreement asks for the following rights in exchange: first North American print and digital rights; nonexclusive online rights; and other limited rights. Copyright is retained by the author at all times. Authors are free to resell the work, though we do ask for a 90-day exclusive from our first publication of the work.

Additional info

For poetry, we pay $200 per poem, up to 4 poems; for a suite of 5 or more poems, we usually pay $1,000. For short fiction, we generally pay $1,000 and above. For other prose, such as personal essays and literary criticism, we generally pay $1,000 and above, at approximately 25 cents per word, depending on length.

About the Magazine

Founded in 1925 | United States

From its inception in prohibition, through depression and war, in prosperity and peace, the Virginia Quarterly Review has been a haven—and home—for the best essayists, fiction writers, and poets, seeking contributors from every section of the United States and abroad. It has not limited itself to any special field. No topic has been alien: literary, public affairs, the arts, history, the economy. If it could be approached through essay or discussion, poetry or prose, VQR has covered it.

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 :)

Paul Reyes

Editor-in-Chief

Alexander Brock

Associate Editor

Heidi Siegrist

Assistant Editor

Examples

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