The New Yorker

Open now for poetry.

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The New Yorker accepts original, unpublished poetry and fiction, with poetry currently open and fiction temporarily closed during a transition to Submittable.

Response time info: within six months, often longer

Read the full guidelines at newyorker.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirements

Open to: Work must be original and unpublished; translations must not have been previously published in English. Any generative A.I. use must be disclosed, except when deliberately and creatively used as a formal device.

Rolling submissions are currently open for original, unpublished poems; up to six poems may be sent in one document, with no more than two poetry submissions per twelve-month period. Translations are considered if not previously published in English. The magazine strives to respond within six months, but reading time is often longer.

fictionLiteraryOpens Nov 1

Fiction submissions are temporarily closed while The New Yorker transitions to Submittable and will reopen at this page on November 1, 2026. The magazine seeks original, unpublished short stories; follow the specific fiction guidelines when submissions reopen.

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