Call for Submissions: Tahoma Literary Review

We are open to submissions through October 15. We are reading poetry, flash, fiction, and creative nonfiction. See details below.

(Also, there's a new issue up on our website. Check it out, too.)

We pay $55 for poetry, $55 for flash, and $0.05/word for prose over 1100 words. See below for details.

To get a sense of what we are looking for, you can read any and all issues on our website. Or listen to contributors reading their work on our Soundcloud channel. We started publishing exclusively online in 2024, without a paywall. Print copies of back issues are available for sale on our website. .

Here are our guidelines:

• One submission per writer per reading period.

• Payment: $55 for flash prose, $55 for poetry; $0.05/word for longer prose and poems. For us flash is up to 1100 words, longer prose is 1,101 to 6,000 words. We pay on publication.

• Complimentary Submissions: We offer free submissions to authors and poets from historically marginalized groups. There's a limited number of these submissions available each reading period so plan to submit early. If the category does not appear below, we have reached our cap.

• Submission fees: Standard submission fees for poetry and flash prose are $4; for longer prose the fee is $5.

A Transparency Index for each issue shows how submission fees help us pay our contributors and support team.

Submission expectations: 

• Our standard response time is up to twelve weeks from submission. Previous contributors to Tahoma Literary Review should wait one full reading period before submitting again.Word or PDF files only. If we accept a file in PDF, we will need a Word (or compatible) version.

• Prose submissions should be in standard manuscript format (Double-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-point type, one-inch margins, author name and contact information on the first page).

• Poetry submissions may include up to six poems in one manuscript.

• Submit via Submittable. If this presents an accessibility issue, please contact the editors for alternatives.

• We do not accept previously published material. This includes publication in any public venue, including print, web, and personal blogs.

• We are not currently reading plays, screenplays, translations, reviews, works that include images, novel excerpts, or children’s/young adult literature.

Expedited Response: For an extra $3, we will respond within two weeks of submission (our standard response is twelve weeks). Expedited submissions do not guarantee acceptance.

Critiques and Feedback: Feedback, i.e., a concise paragraph-or two response to your submission, is available for nonfiction submissions. See the Nonfiction submission category for information.

Separately, our critique service provides longer, detailed comments on your work. An experienced reader from our staff will read your work in depth and comment on it. See the submission category for critiques for pricing. Critiques are available year-round.

Rights: We ask for first North American serial rights and will post accepted work online as part of a complete issue. We intend to leave accepted works online indefinitely; otherwise all rights revert to the author upon publication.

Please do not resubmit revised work unless we have requested it specifically.

Simultaneous submissions Please inform us if a work is accepted elsewhere. You can use Submittable’s Withdraw feature to withdraw a submission fully. For flash prose or poetry use Submittable's Message feature to withdraw one of the selections and leave any others for our consideration.

Submit your work here.