The Georgia Review ★Work published here has won or been selected for: National Magazine Award.

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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The Georgia Review is a literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews, with submissions accepted during an annual August 15–May 15 season.

Response time info: within ten months

Read the full guidelines at thegeorgiareview.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free by mail; current print subscribers may submit online for free.Pays: $50 per printed page for prose, up to $800.

Open to: Current University of Georgia students may not submit.

Literary fiction of any length is considered, though prose works of 9,000 words or longer are rarely published. Submit only one story per submission period; translation rights must be acquired before submitting.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free by mail; current print subscribers may submit online for free.Pays: $50 per printed page for prose, up to $800.

Open to: Current University of Georgia students may not submit.

Essays should create conversations across a broad range of readers. Any length is considered, though prose works of 9,000 words or longer are rarely published. Submit only one essay per submission period; translation rights must be acquired before submitting.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free by mail; current print subscribers may submit online for free.Pays: $50 per printed page for prose, up to $800.

Open to: Current University of Georgia students may not submit.

Unsolicited standard reviews and essay reviews are welcome; micro reviews and pieces under 1,200 words are not accepted. Reviews may cover books, visual media, and artistic events or exhibits.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free by mail; current print subscribers may submit online for free.Pays: $4 per line, up to $800.

Open to: Current University of Georgia students may not submit.

Submit up to 10 pages of poetry; multiple-page folios are often published. Submit only once per submission period; translation rights must be acquired before submitting.

otherLiterary

The Georgia Review Prose Prize accepts a single story or essay from November 1 through January 15. The best short story and essay are published; the overall winner receives $1,500 and the runner-up receives $600.

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The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize accepts a single poem from March 1 through May 15. The winner receives $1,500 and publication; three finalists receive $200 each, and all entries are considered for publication.

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