The Ocean State Review

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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The Ocean State Review is a print literary journal accepting unsolicited fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and book reviews through Submittable.

Response time info: Three months until the closing date

Read the full guidelines at oceanstatereview.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 30$3 per submission; fee waivers may be discussedPays: One complimentary issue copy, with additional copies available for $10 each.

Open to: Current University of Rhode Island students may not submit; alumni may submit only if at least three years have passed since graduation. Previous contributors must wait one year before submitting again.

Accepts unpublished fiction up to 5,000 words. The reading period runs from April 5 to November 30; submissions are accepted during that period. No AI-created or previously published work.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 30$3 per submission; fee waivers may be discussedPays: One complimentary issue copy, with additional copies available for $10 each.

Open to: Current University of Rhode Island students may not submit; alumni may submit only if at least three years have passed since graduation. Previous contributors must wait one year before submitting again.

Accepts unpublished nonfiction up to 5,000 words. The reading period runs from April 5 to November 30; submissions are accepted during that period. No AI-created or previously published work.

otherEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 30$3 per submission; fee waivers may be discussedPays: One complimentary issue copy, with additional copies available for $10 each.

Open to: Current University of Rhode Island students may not submit; alumni may submit only if at least three years have passed since graduation. Previous contributors must wait one year before submitting again.

Accepts unpublished book reviews and interviews of 1,000–1,500 words. The reading period runs from April 5 to November 30; submissions are accepted during that period. No AI-created or previously published work.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 30$3 per submission; fee waivers may be discussedPays: One complimentary issue copy, with additional copies available for $10 each.

Open to: Current University of Rhode Island students may not submit; alumni may submit only if at least three years have passed since graduation. Previous contributors must wait one year before submitting again.

Accepts 3–5 unpublished poems in one document, not exceeding ten pages. The reading period runs from April 5 to November 30; submissions are accepted during that period. No AI-created or previously published work.

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