Call for Submissions: New Orleans Review

Submission Guidelines

We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction and poetry year round from writers around the world.

Our staff represents a wide range of diverse identities. We value the voices and stories of all marginalized writers, and offer free submission opportunities throughout the year (see below). We want to emphasize that we are not here to box anyone in, so submissions in prose and poetry can but do not have to engage with the following identities.

In celebration of Black History Month, there are no submission fees for Black writers for the month of February.

In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, there are no submission fees for writers living with both visible and invisible disabilities for the month of March.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, there are no submission fees for all API writers for the month of May, not limited to those living in/born in the US.

In celebration of Pride, there are no submission fees for LGBTQIA2+ writers in June. We are especially interested in trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming voices.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, there are no submission fees for Latinx writers from September 15th to October 15th.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, there are no submission fees during the month of November for all Indigenous writers, not limited to those living in/born the US.

We also want to be clear that writers with the identities above are encouraged to submit year-round. See our submission manager for more details and to submit. All other guidelines are below. We can’t wait to read your brilliant words!

Fiction

Submit fiction pieces up to 5,000 words. Flash fiction welcome, but only one piece at a time. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. Honorarium is $300, regardless of length.

Nonfiction

Submit nonfiction pieces up to 5,000 words. Flash nonfiction welcome, but only one piece at a time. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. Honorarium is $300, regardless of length.

Poetry

Submit up to five pages of poems. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. Honorarium is $100, regardless of length.

Submit your work here.