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

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The Georgia Review is a literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews, with submissions accepted during a recurring 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 for current print subscribers and for paper submissionsPays: $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. Submissions are accepted online and by post from August 15 to May 15. Online submissions require a $3 processing fee, except for current print subscribers; paper submissions are free.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free for current print subscribers and for paper submissionsPays: $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; prose works of 9,000 words or longer are rarely published, and only one essay per submission period is recommended. Submissions are accepted online and by post from August 15 to May 15. Online submissions require a $3 processing fee, except for current print subscribers; paper submissions are free.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free for current print subscribers and for paper submissionsPays: $50 per printed page for prose, up to $800.

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

Unsolicited reviews of books, visual media, and artistic events or exhibits are welcome; standard reviews and essay reviews are accepted, but micro reviews and pieces under 1,200 words are not. Submissions are accepted online and by post from August 15 to May 15. Online submissions require a $3 processing fee, except for current print subscribers; paper submissions are free.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 15, 2027Fee: $3 online; free for current print subscribers and for paper submissionsPays: $4 per line for poetry, 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, and only one submission per period is recommended. Submissions are accepted online and by post from August 15 to May 15. Online submissions require a $3 processing fee, except for current print subscribers; paper submissions are free.

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The Georgia Review Prose Prize accepts a single short story from November 1 through January 15; all entries are considered for publication. The overall winner receives $1,500, and the prose-prize winner is published.

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The Georgia Review Prose Prize accepts a single essay from November 1 through January 15; all entries are considered for publication. The overall winner receives $1,500, and the prose-prize winner is published.

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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, finalists receive $200, and all entries are considered for publication.

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