New England Review ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Pushcart Prize, Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays.
Not currently open for submissions.
Last checkedNew England Review is a literary journal publishing previously unpublished fiction, poetry, nonfiction, dramatic writing, translations, and related digital features.
Response time info: within twelve weeks, though it can take longer
Read the full guidelines at nereview.com↗Submission calls
Accepts short stories, short shorts, novellas, novel excerpts that stand alone, and translations, up to 20,000 words; most published work is under 10,000 words. Fall 2026 fiction closed September 17 due to volume. Annual submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1.
Accepts interpretive and personal essays, critical reassessments, cultural criticism, travel writing, environmental writing, and translations, up to 20,000 words; most published work is under 10,000 words. Annual submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1.
Staging Style seeks brief essays that challenge conventional craft prescriptions and illuminate possibilities of style, time, sound, form, voice, character, image, setting, risk, and genre; 900-2,000 words. Annual submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1; Fall 2026 closed September 20 due to volume.
Accepts short plays, monologues, and screenplays up to 5,000 words. Annual submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1.
Accepts long and short poems, including translations, with no more than six poems per submission. Fall 2026 poetry closed September 4 due to volume. Annual submissions are open March 1-May 1 and September 1-November 1.
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