Rat's Ass Review

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Rat’s Ass Review is a literary poetry journal publishing two issues annually and accepting poetry during scheduled January and July submission periods, with reviews accepted year-round.

Response time info: within a week

Read the full guidelines at ratsassreview.net↗

Submission calls

nonfiction

Accepts unsolicited poetry reviews year-round and suggests approximately 500 words, though there is no prescribed minimum or maximum. Contributors should include a copy of the reviewed work and are encouraged to send an inquiry letter before writing the review.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Accepts up to five poems in a DOC or DOCX file by email. Poetry submissions are accepted January 1–31 for the Spring-Summer issue and July 1–31 for the Fall-Winter issue. The journal seeks poems with immediate surface pleasure and deeper rewards, in any formal or free-verse style; no word limit is stated. Decisions are usually made within a few days after the submission period ends.

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