Rat's Ass Review

Open now for nonfiction.

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Rat’s Ass Review is a literary poetry journal publishing new and established poets, with poetry submissions accepted during two scheduled periods each year.

Response time info: within a week

Read the full guidelines at ratsassreview.net↗

Submission calls

nonfictionLiterary

Poetry review submissions are open all year. Unsolicited submissions are read, but contributors are encouraged to send an inquiry before writing. There is no prescribed word-count limit; approximately 500 words is suggested. Include a copy of the reviewed work.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Submit up to five poems as 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. Simultaneous submissions are accepted; previously published work is generally not accepted, and AI-generated work is prohibited.

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