the Under Review
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last checkedThe Under Review is an online literary journal publishing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry with a sports slant, nod, backdrop, or undercurrent.
Submission calls
Currently open for the Winter 2027 issue. Seeks original, previously unpublished fiction with a sports edge, glance, or focus, including novel excerpts that stand alone; short and flash forms are welcome. Fiction is limited to 3,000 words, and up to three short or flash pieces may be submitted within that total.
Currently open for the Winter 2027 issue. Seeks original, previously unpublished creative nonfiction with a sports edge, glance, or focus, including memoir excerpts that stand alone; short and flash forms are welcome. Creative nonfiction is limited to 3,000 words, and up to three short or flash pieces may be submitted within that total.
Currently open for the Winter 2027 issue. Seeks original, previously unpublished poetry with a sports edge, glance, or focus; submissions must contain no more than three poems.
Chapbook contest currently closed. Accepts a complete work or collection with a sports slant, nod, or undercurrent in poetry, nonfiction, fiction, or illustrated or hybrid forms; manuscripts must be no more than 40 pages. The winner receives publication, five copies, a podcast reading or recording, and a broadside.
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