Submissions To The Literary Review
Quip Literary Review
There are presently no open calls for submissions.
Offbeat and off-kilter, quip publishes stories that move to their own rhythm. We like fresh voices, weird worlds, and themes that stretch the fabric of traditional literary fiction. Most importantly, we’re looking for work that speaks to a generation of readers. Submissions aren’t required to be written by or about millennials, but we are very cognizant of generational experience when evaluating submissions.
We accept literary fiction submissions twice per year for our biannual online publication. At this time, we do not accept previously published work, translations, reviews, creative nonfiction, or poetry. We’re generally open for submissions from April 1 to June 30 and October 1 to December 31. These dates are subject to change or extensions.
The Idaho Review considers polished short stories and poetry for annual publication. Please indicate your genre in your cover letter, and upload your piece to our online submission manager: Submittable. Our reading period is currently closed and will reopen in September 2019. The Cincinnati Review welcomes submissions from writers at any point in their careers. We read between September 1 and March 1, with an exception: miCRo submissions are open year-round, excluding the time during which we accept contest submissions. The Westchester Review is a print publication. We publish one issue a year. We look for satisfying and compelling work - there are no restrictions on subject, style, or genre. However, as we are a regional publication, all writers must demonstrate some current or previous connection to New York’s Westchester County area.
Word Count
500 – 5,000 words, give or take.
Formatting
Manuscripts should be double-spaced and paginated, with a readable (serif) font and 1-inch margins. Include a word count at the top of the page. Don’t include wonky fonts.
Simultaneous Submissions
It takes lit mags months upon months to respond. We aren’t monsters—we absolutely accept simultaneous submissions. Let us know in your cover letter whether you’re submitting simultaneously, and notify us if you get published elsewhere so we can celebrate your success!
Cover Letter
We believe in the K.I.S.S. format for cover letters: Keep It Simple, Stupid. You’re not stupid, but a 500-word cover letter detailing the moment you decided to become a writer is. Just give us the basics and a brief bio.
Response Time
We try to respond within 120 days. Please wait 90 days before querying.
Things We Like
- Stories that move—emotionally (rip our hearts out, please,) but also through plot. We can’t lie: we like a good plot. We’re not interested in reading stories about a man sitting in room alone, talking about a character who doesn’t appear on the page. Make sure that, whatever happens, something happens.
- Underrepresented voices.
- Funny characters, serious characters, strong characters, weak characters, ugly characters, honest characters, and, best of all, all-of-those-things characters.
Things We Don’t Like
- Racism, sexism, classism, ableism.
- This ties into the above, but we’ll say it anyway: We don’t like stories about characters who hate [insert person] because of [insert uncontrollable circumstance]. No, we don’t care if the character changes on the final page or if the piece is actually a commentary on the terrible world we live in.
- YA, children’s lit, genre-heavy fiction—unless it's mind-blowingly good.
- Gratuitous or over-the-top descriptions of violence or sex.
- Stories formatted like poems because you’re secretly trying to submit a poem.
- Fonts that aren’t Times New Roman.
Rights Information
Online Rights: We retain first electronic rights which revert to the author upon publication, and non-exclusive archival rights. This archival is incredibly beneficial for authors, as they can link to their stories from their own websites or on social media!
Print Rights: We require non-exclusive print rights for potential annual anthologies and promotional materials. All other rights remain yours.
FAQ
Does quip accept poetry/creative nonfiction/review/interview/translation/visual art submissions?
Not at this time. Please don’t send us anything other than short fiction.
May I submit a chapter or excerpt of a novel?
Only if it can stand alone as a complete short story (and that’s quite a feat, so if you’re really, really, really, really confident..)
May I submit multiple manuscripts?
Sure. We can’t guarantee that we would publish more than one per issue, however.
Do you edit the stories you accept?
We copyedit according to the Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster and we may make substantive editorial suggestions, working closely with contributors.
Is quip a print journal?
Not yet, but perhaps in the future.
Does quip pay its contributors?
Not at the moment, but we're working on it. For now, we can only pay in praise, compliments, and social media follows (namely, our own.)
Quip Literary Review
There are presently no open calls for submissions.
Offbeat and off-kilter, quip publishes stories that move to their own rhythm. We like fresh voices, weird worlds, and themes that stretch the fabric of traditional literary fiction. Most importantly, we’re looking for work that speaks to a generation of readers. Submissions aren’t required to be written by or about millennials, but we are very cognizant of generational experience when evaluating submissions.
We accept literary fiction submissions twice per year for our biannual online publication. At this time, we do not accept previously published work, translations, reviews, creative nonfiction, or poetry. We’re generally open for submissions from April 1 to June 30 and October 1 to December 31. These dates are subject to change or extensions.
Word Count
500 – 5,000 words, give or take.
Formatting
Manuscripts should be double-spaced and paginated, with a readable (serif) font and 1-inch margins. Include a word count at the top of the page. Don’t include wonky fonts.
Simultaneous Submissions
It takes lit mags months upon months to respond. We aren’t monsters—we absolutely accept simultaneous submissions. Let us know in your cover letter whether you’re submitting simultaneously, and notify us if you get published elsewhere so we can celebrate your success!
Cover Letter
We believe in the K.I.S.S. format for cover letters: Keep It Simple, Stupid. You’re not stupid, but a 500-word cover letter detailing the moment you decided to become a writer is. Just give us the basics and a brief bio.
Response Time
We try to respond within 120 days. Please wait 90 days before querying.
Things We Like
- Stories that move—emotionally (rip our hearts out, please,) but also through plot. We can’t lie: we like a good plot. We’re not interested in reading stories about a man sitting in room alone, talking about a character who doesn’t appear on the page. Make sure that, whatever happens, something happens.
- Underrepresented voices.
- Funny characters, serious characters, strong characters, weak characters, ugly characters, honest characters, and, best of all, all-of-those-things characters.
Things We Don’t Like
- Racism, sexism, classism, ableism.
- This ties into the above, but we’ll say it anyway: We don’t like stories about characters who hate [insert person] because of [insert uncontrollable circumstance]. No, we don’t care if the character changes on the final page or if the piece is actually a commentary on the terrible world we live in.
- YA, children’s lit, genre-heavy fiction—unless it's mind-blowingly good.
- Gratuitous or over-the-top descriptions of violence or sex.
- Stories formatted like poems because you’re secretly trying to submit a poem.
- Fonts that aren’t Times New Roman.
Rights Information
Online Rights: We retain first electronic rights which revert to the author upon publication, and non-exclusive archival rights. This archival is incredibly beneficial for authors, as they can link to their stories from their own websites or on social media!
Print Rights: We require non-exclusive print rights for potential annual anthologies and promotional materials. All other rights remain yours.
FAQ
Does quip accept poetry/creative nonfiction/review/interview/translation/visual art submissions?
Not at this time. Please don’t send us anything other than short fiction.
May I submit a chapter or excerpt of a novel?
Only if it can stand alone as a complete short story (and that’s quite a feat, so if you’re really, really, really, really confident..)
May I submit multiple manuscripts?
Sure. We can’t guarantee that we would publish more than one per issue, however.
Do you edit the stories you accept?
We copyedit according to the Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster and we may make substantive editorial suggestions, working closely with contributors.
Is quip a print journal?
Not yet, but perhaps in the future.
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Does quip pay its contributors?
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Not at the moment, but we're working on it. For now, we can only pay in praise, compliments, and social media follows (namely, our own.)