The Los Angeles Review

We’re looking for hard-to-put-down sequences of shorts or stand-alone lengthier stories in the 1,000 – 4,000 words range. Regardless of length, we always hope to see lively, vivid, excellent literary fiction. Previously unpublished work only.

We’re looking for shorts under 1,000 words that we want to read again and again. Lively, vivid, and leaves us wanting more. One-story limit per submission. Previously unpublished work only.

Please submit an essay, memoir, or commentary told as compelling, focused, sustained narrative in a distinctive voice, rich with detail. Send 1,000-4,000 words or flash nonfiction. Previously unpublished work only.

Translations: Please submit no more than 5 poems (single-spaced) or 5 pages of prose (double-spaced). Include biographical notes for both the author and the translator. Submission must include the original text and a letter from the rights holder granting permission to translate and publish in the…

Book Reviews: We welcome reviews of new and recent books of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work, particularly those titles that have not received the critical attention they deserve. Please send completed drafts, no more than 1,200 words, to [email protected].

Please submit 3-5 poems that will surprise us, wow us, and make us wish we’d written them ourselves. We are open to form, free verse, prose poems, and experimental styles. Previously unpublished work only.