The Worcester Review
Literary Magazine
An annual print literary/art journal published by the Worcester County Poetry Association (WCPA), a non-profit organization to promote the writing arts.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1-6 months*/Editor reported data49 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 19.6%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$20 per piece
Find more details in the Genres section
Fee$3
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
yes
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 20 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 20 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please include a three-sentence, third-person biography with your cover letter.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
https://www.theworcesterreview.org/submit/formatting-guidelines
Author's rights
The Worcester Review reserves First Publication Rights for all submissions chosen for publication. Accepted work will appear in the print journal and may appear on The Worcester Review’s website and in the online archives. Payment will be two copies upon publication (or a PDF copy, for international contributors) and a small honorarium (via PayPal). In recent years, the honorarium was $20 for each writer.
Additional info
"Past TWR contributors -- please DM us whenever you have good news to share! We want to celebrate you!"
Tracker statistics
33
Total submissions tracked
49 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
14 days
Fastest response time
49 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 93 days
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Submission calls
All genres
Masthead
Carolyn Oliver
Editor-in-Chief
Therese Gleason
Editor
Hope Jordan
Editor
Tianli Kilpatrick
Editor
Joe Aguilar
Editor
Cheryl Collins Isaac
Editor
Heather Long
Editor