Call for Submissions: Raleigh Review

General Submissions

Open January-March for the Fall issue (closed April-May-June).

Open July-October for the Spring issue (closed November-December).

Response Time

Response time is typically 1-3 months, but occasionally may be as long as 3-6 months. Fiction currently has a longer turnaround time than poetry. Please feel free to query after 6 months by logging into your Submittable account and sending us a note from the system.

If your work is accepted for publication, please refrain from submitting again for a year.

For Poetry

Send four to five poems in ONE file (.doc, .docx, .pdf only). If you think your poems will make a perfect stranger's toes tingle, heart leap, or brain sizzle, then send it our way. We typically do not publish avant garde or language poetry and have a general aversion to unnecessarily exclusive work. We do like a poem that causes--for a wide audience--a visceral reaction to intellectually and emotionally rich material. If accepted, we will also request an audio recording, which is optional but highly encouraged.

For Flash Fiction

Works of fiction up to 1,000 words (.doc, .docx, .pdf only).
We prefer flash fiction with narrative elements (i.e., not only images).
While we are not looking specifically for speculative and genre fiction, we are open to literary stories with genre elements.

For Short Fiction

Works of fiction 1,200 to 7,500 words (.doc, .docx, .pdf only). Note: While we accept up to 7,500 words, stories at the 4,000-5,000 word mark are more likely to be accepted than those that are longer, simply due to space constraints. Please do not combine multiple submissions in one file. While we are not looking specifically for speculative and genre fiction, we are open to literary stories with genre elements. We delight in stories from unique voices and perspectives. Any fiction that is born from a relatively unknown place grabs our attention.

Book Review Consideration

We occasionally review collections of poetry or short stories (usually no more than 1-2 per issue), which have been recently published or are forthcoming. To request consideration of your book for review, send one copy to Raleigh Review, Box 6725, Raleigh NC 27628. We will notify you if we do choose to review your book. Review copies will not be returned.

Rights and Payment

Payment is $15 per work used, paid on publication, plus one copy of the issue for those with an address in the USA. For those with an international address, payment is two copies of the issue. 

We request First North American Rights on works we publish, and all published content will be included in one or more EBSCO databases.

Thanks for your interest in Raleigh Review. We look forward to reading your work. For more information and to submit your work, go here.