the Under Review
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last checkedThe Under Review is an online literary journal publishing original fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry with a sports-related focus or undercurrent, twice yearly.
Submission calls
Open to: Original, previously unpublished work only; work published on any website, including the author's own site, is excluded. One submission per genre/category per entrant.
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 Seeks original, previously unpublished fiction with a sports edge, glance, or focus, including novel excerpts that stand alone. Fiction is limited to 3,000 words; short and flash forms are welcome, with up to three pieces totaling no more than 3,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Open to: Original, previously unpublished work only; work published on any website, including the author's own site, is excluded. One submission per genre/category per entrant.
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 Seeks original, previously unpublished creative nonfiction with a sports edge, glance, or focus, including memoir excerpts that stand alone. Creative nonfiction is limited to 3,000 words; short and flash forms are welcome, with up to three pieces totaling no more than 3,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Open to: Original, previously unpublished work only; work published on any website, including the author's own site, is excluded. One submission per genre/category per entrant.
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 Seeks original, previously unpublished poetry with a sports edge, glance, or focus.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. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
The chapbook contest is currently closed. It accepts a complete work or collection with a sports slant, nod, or undercurrent; one chapbook of poetry, nonfiction, fiction, illustrated, or hybrid work is published per contest. Manuscripts must be no more than 40 pages.
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