The Kenyon Review
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Last updatedThe Kenyon Review is a prestigious literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations, with annual themed folios and a highly competitive submission process.
Response time info: within six months of receipt
Read the full guidelines at kenyonreview.org↗Submission calls
Short fiction (up to 7,500 words), flash fiction (up to 3 pieces, up to 1,000 words each, submitted as a single document), and excerpts (up to 30 double-spaced pages) are considered; submissions were open September 1–30, 2025. The next window is expected in September 2026. Submissions may be for gen
Essays (up to 7,500 words), flash essays (up to 3 pieces, up to 1,000 words each, submitted as a single document), and excerpts (up to 30 double-spaced pages) are considered; submissions were open September 1–30, 2025. The next window is expected in September 2026. Submissions may be for general con
Up to 6 poems per submission (submitted as a single document); submissions were open September 1–30, 2025. The next window is expected in September 2026. Submissions may be for general consideration or for annual themed folios (Alchemy, Invisible Cities, Precarity, Document).
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