The Yale Review
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Last updatedThe Yale Review is a prestigious literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, essays, and criticism, with upcoming submission windows for poetry and nonfiction in late August 2026.
Response time info: within four weeks for nonfiction; poetry responses by end of May 2027
Read the full guidelines at yalereview.org↗Submission calls
Fiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume; check back for updated information in 2027.
Nonfiction pitches and submissions open August 26, 2026; submit completed essays as Word attachments via email; pitches should be for criticism or critical essays (see guidelines for detail); pieces typically run 2,000–5,000 words, occasionally longer; all work must be unpublished and in English…
Poetry submissions open via Submittable beginning August 26, 2026; $3 submission fee (fee waivers available); all submissions must be unpublished and in English; every poetry submission received during the September submission period will receive a response by the end of May 2027.
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