New England Review ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Pushcart Prize, Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays.

Short stories, short shorts, novellas, novel excerpts that can stand alone, and translations; up to 20,000 words, though most published work is shorter than 10,000. Fall 2026 fiction closed September 17 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1, subject to early closure.

Interpretive and personal essays, critical reassessments, cultural criticism, travel writing, environmental writing, and translations; up to 20,000 words, though most published work is shorter than 10,000. Submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1, subject to early closure.

Staging Style seeks brief essays that trouble conventional craft prescriptions and explore style, time, sound, form, voice, character, image, setting, risk, and genre; 900-2,000 words. Fall 2026 closed September 20 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1, subject to early closure.

Dramatic writing includes short plays, monologues, and screenplays up to 5,000 words. Submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1, subject to early closure.

Long and short poems, including translations; no more than six poems in one file. Fall 2026 poetry closed September 4 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1, subject to early closure.