North American Review

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North American Review is the oldest literary magazine in America, publishing high-quality poetry, fiction, and nonfiction with a focus on contemporary North American issues.

Response time info: within five months

Read the full guidelines at northamericanreview.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 1Fee: $23.00Pays: $1,000 prize; publication in the Summer 2027 Issue; all entry fees include a copy of the Summer Issue.

Open to: Current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize: annual contest for speculative fiction (fairytale, magical realism, fabulism, the fantastic, horror, Afro-futurism, science fiction, etc.); 500-10,000 words; open August 1-November 1, 2026; $1,000 prize; simultaneous submissions allowed; current University…

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 1Fee: $23.00Pays: $1,000 prize; publication in the Spring issue; all entrants receive the Spring issue.

Open to: Current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

James Hearst Poetry Prize: annual contest for poetry; submit up to five previously unpublished poems; open August 1-November 1, 2026; $1,000 prize; simultaneous submissions allowed; current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 30Fee: $3.00Pays: Contributors receive a copy of the print issue their work appears in and a contributor's discount for additional copies.

Open to: Current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

General Nonfiction: submit one essay up to 10,000 words or two flash essays up to 1,500 words each; open April 2-November 30; closed December 1-April 1; no previously published material; simultaneous submissions allowed; current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

other

Book Reviews: submit one review per entry, up to 1,200 words; accepted year-round for website publication; priority to NAR contributors and marginalized voices.

fictionLiteraryOpens Dec 1

Short Story Prize: annual contest for short stories; open December 1-April 1; details not specified in this excerpt.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize: annual contest for creative nonfiction; open January 1-April 1; details not specified in this excerpt.

fictionLiteraryOpens Nov 2

General Fiction: submit one short story up to 10,000 words or three short-short stories (flash), up to 1,000 words each; open November 2-May 1; closed May 2-November 1; no previously published material; simultaneous submissions allowed; current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

poetryOpens Nov 2

General Poetry: submit up to five poems per submission; open November 2-May 1; closed May 2-November 1; no previously published material; simultaneous submissions allowed; current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible.

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