Friday, September 29, 2023

Call for Submissions: The Hopkins Review

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The Hopkins Review is open for general submissions (poetry, fiction, literary translation, and creative nonfiction) annually in October, but has opened early this year (September 1 – October 31, 2023).

We strive to celebrate our contributors’ work. To that end, we submit each issue of THR for consideration in Best American Poetry, Best American Essays, and Best American Short Stories. Subject to eligibility, we also nominate for Best Small Fictions, Best New Poets, the O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction, the PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize for Emerging Writers, Best Literary Translations, Best Spiritual Literature, the Nina Riggs Poetry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. We nominate work first published as a web feature for Best of the Net as well.

General Submission Guidelines:

The Hopkins Review is a literary quarterly committed to publishing the best contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, and translation. The editors seek to publish emerging writers along with established writers.

Fiction: Submit only one story at a time (generally not exceeding 8,000 words) or up to three pieces of flash fiction. We also welcome fiction in translation; however, it is the translator's responsibility to have secured all necessary permissions.

Nonfiction: Submit one work at a time (generally not exceeding 10,000 words). We publish personal essays, memoir, and reviews of books, performances, and exhibits. We publish essays on culture, literature, drama, film, the visual arts, music, and dance. We also publish and welcome public-facing scholarship.

Poetry: Submit up to five poems (no more than 10 pages total). We also welcome poetry in translation (please include originals as well); however, it is the translator’s responsibility to have secured all necessary permissions.

Note that we do accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.

The Hopkins Review is a print publication that is also archived electronically in perpetuity through Project MUSE. The Hopkins Review’s standard rate is $1 per line for poetry and $10 per page for prose; a minimum payment of $40 per poetry acceptance and $100 per prose acceptance went into effect in 2022. We actively pursue grants and collaborations to enable additional payments for special and solicited projects when possible. (If you are interested in partnering with us on funding a special project, please email our editor in chief Dora Malech at:
 
doramalech@jhu.edu.)

Our three-dollar general submission fee is waived for subscribers, as is our contest fee. If you are interested in becoming a subscriber, click here. Subscribers can submit general submissions year round; if you are a subscriber, email:
 
 
to request a private fee-waived “Subscriber Submission” link. You can also write to us at that email address to request a fee waiver for financial hardship.

Thank you for your interest in The Hopkins Review.
 
Submit your work here.

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