The Iowa Review

Open now for fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and other work.

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The Iowa Review is a prestigious literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with annual submission windows and payment for accepted work.

Read the full guidelines at iowareview.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Oct 1Fee: $4Pays: $0.08 per word ($100 minimum)

General fiction submissions accepted August 1–October 1; up to 25 double-spaced pages per submission (one or multiple stories); $0.08 per word ($100 minimum); $4 submission fee; submissions must be blind; no AI-assisted work.

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Pays: $0.08 per word ($100 minimum)

Open to: Subscribers

Fiction submissions for subscribers only, August 1–October 1; up to 25 double-spaced pages; $0.08 per word ($100 minimum); no submission fee for subscribers; submissions must be blind; no AI-assisted work.

poetryCloses Oct 1Fee: $4Pays: $1.50 per line ($100 minimum)

General poetry submissions accepted August 1–October 1; up to 8 pages per submission (one or multiple poems); $1.50 per line ($100 minimum); $4 submission fee; submissions must be blind; no AI-assisted work.

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 1Pays: $1.50 per line ($100 minimum)

Open to: Subscribers

Poetry submissions for subscribers only, August 1–October 1; up to 8 pages per submission; $1.50 per line ($100 minimum); no submission fee for subscribers; submissions must be blind; no AI-assisted work.

nonfictionCloses Nov 1Fee: $4Pays: $0.08 per word ($100 minimum)

General nonfiction submissions accepted August 1–November 1; up to 25 double-spaced pages per submission (one or multiple essays); $0.08 per word ($100 minimum); $4 submission fee; submissions must be blind; no AI-assisted work.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 1Pays: $0.08 per word ($100 minimum)

Open to: Subscribers

Nonfiction submissions for subscribers only, August 1–November 1; up to 25 double-spaced pages; $0.08 per word ($100 minimum); no submission fee for subscribers; submissions must be blind; no AI-assisted work.

otherPays: Reviews: $0.08 per word; Interviews: $300 flat

Reviews and interviews accepted year-round; reviews and interviews should be 1,500–3,000 words; reviews pay $0.08 per word, interviews pay $300 flat; reviews must discuss books published within the last two years; no AI-assisted work.

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