Harvard Review

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Harvard Review publishes short fiction, poetry, and essays and invites submissions from writers at all career stages.

Response time info: Up to one year, though they try to respond within six months

Read the full guidelines at harvardreview.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Dec 2Fee: $3.00

Short fiction; submit no more than one piece of prose in a given reading period, with a limit of 7,000 words. Submissions close December 2, 2026, at 5:00 AM.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 2Fee: $3.00

Essays; submit no more than one piece of prose in a given reading period, with a limit of 7,000 words. Submissions close December 2, 2026, at 5:00 AM.

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