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The Massachusetts Review is a quarterly literary journal seeking varied, socially engaged fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid work, translations, performance, and public-affairs writing.

Response time info: six months

Read the full guidelines at massreview.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Apr 30, 2027Fee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue.

The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027. All styles and subjects are considered, including flash, experimental, historical, and realist fiction; one short story per submission, maximum 20 pages or 7,500 words.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Apr 30, 2027Fee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue.

The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027. Essays and articles of breadth and depth are welcome; one essay per submission, maximum 20 pages or 7,500 words.

otherLiteraryCloses Apr 30, 2027Fee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue.

The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027. One hybrid text crossing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or art is accepted per submission, up to 30 pages or 7,500 words.

otherLiteraryCloses Apr 30, 2027Fee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue.

Working Titles has reopened for prose longer than the print edition and for work integrating visual or interactive digital elements. Stand-alone e-books are 7,000–25,000 words and are submitted through the online manager.

otherLiteraryCloses Apr 30, 2027Fee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for print work; $50 honorarium for unsolicited blog submissions.

Public-affairs submissions include essays for the quarterly print journal and short online pieces of 1,000 words maximum, including urgent op-eds and work combining firsthand experience with history, politics, or theory. Blog submissions carry a $50 honorarium.

poetryLiteraryCloses Apr 30, 2027Fee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue.

The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027. Submit up to six poems; there are no length restrictions, though poems are generally fewer than 100 lines.

otherLiteraryFee: $3.00 electronically per reading period; mailed submissions are free.Pays: $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue.

Translations of fiction, poems, or essays are accepted year-round; outside the regular reading period, submit by mail or email. Follow the relevant fiction, poetry, or essay guidelines and include the original text; translators should research or secure publication rights.

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