Bear Review
Open now for poetry and nonfiction.
Last checkedBear Review is a poetry journal publishing two issues a year and seeking urgent, lively, experimental, and genre-aware writing, along with poetry reviews.
Response time info: within three months, sometimes up to four months
Read the full guidelines at bearreview.com↗Submission calls
Open to: Poems must be original and previously unpublished; AI-generated or AI-revised work is prohibited.
Open poetry submissions are read from January 15 at midnight through October 31 at midnight. Submit up to five original, previously unpublished poems in one DOC or DOCX file; long poems and sequences should be queried first. The journal asks writers to submit only twice a year, once between January and June and once between July and December. AI-generated work is not accepted, and published AI-generated work may result in a permanent ban. Submissions cost a fee, but the amount is not stated.
The journal is currently accepting reviews of full-length poetry collections, poetry chapbooks, and poetry/art hybrid books. Reviews must be at least 800 words; reviewed books must be forthcoming or published within the previous 12 months. Send reviews by email with a brief cover letter and 100-word bio.
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