Four Way Review

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Four Way Review is an independent, triannual online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translations.

Response time info: within 90 days

Read the full guidelines at fourwayreview.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiterary$3, except fee-free in January, April, August, and NovemberPays: Small honorarium

Finished stories that are whole and surprising. Longer submissions must be below 6,000 words; short shorts should be under 1,000 words. Submit one piece at a time and no more than three pieces per year. Submissions are considered year-round; the $3 fee applies except in January, April, August, and November.

nonfictionLiterary$3, except fee-free in January, April, August, and NovemberPays: Small honorarium

Creative nonfiction that surprises and pushes at the corners of the form. Longer submissions must be below 6,000 words; flash nonfiction should be under 1,000 words. Submit one piece at a time and no more than three pieces per year. Submissions are considered year-round; the $3 fee applies except in January, April, August, and November.

otherLiterary$3, except fee-free in January, April, August, and NovemberPays: Small honorarium

Translations in all styles and forms are welcome, following the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction guidelines, including limits of three to five poems or prose below 6,000 words. Include the original when possible and confirm permission to publish. Submissions are considered year-round; the $3 fee applies except in January, April, August, and November.

poetryLiterary$3, except fee-free in January, April, August, and NovemberPays: Small honorarium

All styles and forms of poetry are welcome. Submit three to five poems in a single submission, no more than three times per year. Submissions are unsolicited and considered year-round; the $3 fee applies during part of the year, while January, April, August, and November are fee-free. Submissions may close when a genre reaches its maximum.

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