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The Kenyon Review is a literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, flash fiction, excerpts, and translations.

Response time info: within six months of receipt

Read the full guidelines at kenyonreview.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Sep 1, 2027

General submissions are open September 1–30, 2026. Fiction and excerpts may be up to 7,500 words; translations should be submitted to the corresponding genre. Previously unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions are permitted.

flashLiteraryOpens Sep 1, 2027

General submissions are open September 1–30, 2026. Submit up to three flash-fiction pieces, each up to 1,000 words, in a single document. Previously unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions are permitted.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Sep 1, 2027

General submissions are open September 1–30, 2026. Essays and nonfiction may be up to 7,500 words; translations should be submitted to the corresponding genre. Previously unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions are permitted.

poetryLiteraryOpens Sep 1, 2027

General submissions are open September 1–30, 2026. Submit up to six poems in a single document; translations should be submitted to the corresponding genre. Previously unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions are permitted.

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