3Elements Review
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updated3Elements Review is a themed literary journal requiring all prose and poetry submissions to incorporate three specific elements per issue, with art and photography needing at least one.
Response time info: ~4 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at 3elementsreview.com↗Submission calls
Fiction submissions must use all three elements for the current period (Concrete, Stage, Bark), any genre, under 3,500 words; up to two submissions per period. Current window: June 1-August 31, 2026, for fall issue no. 52.
Nonfiction submissions must use all three elements for the current period (Concrete, Stage, Bark), under 3,500 words; up to two submissions per period. Current window: June 1-August 31, 2026, for fall issue no. 52.
Poetry submissions must use all three elements for the current period (Concrete, Stage, Bark), up to two typed pages; up to three submissions per period. Current window: June 1-August 31, 2026, for fall issue no. 52.
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