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The Top 25 Poetry Publications

Here are some statistics based on the responses that have been reported within the last 12 months for publishers with at least 25 different people reporting responses within that period. ("Fledgling" listings are not eligible.)
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

The Slowest

The publishers with the slowest mean average response times reported (in days).

1. The Anglican Theological Review
629.0
2. The City Key
495.0
3. The Atlantic
384.3
4. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
362.9
5. Hibiscus Magazine
352.7
6. The New Yorker
350.3
7. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
338.4
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
305.5
9. Poetry Magazine
302.0
10. The Maine Review  Charges fees for all submissions
297.3
11. The Nation
296.5
12. Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
290.6
13. Copper Canyon Press  Charges fees for all submissions
287.0
14. Blackbird  Charges fees for some submissions
285.7
15. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
281.0
16. Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
276.7
17. Iterant
262.8
18. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
254.3
19. Harvard Review  Charges fees for all submissions
247.4
20. YesYes Books  Charges fees for all submissions
244.9
21. The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
244.4
22. Arc Poetry Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
243.3
23. Chad Walsh Chapbook Series  Charges fees for all submissions
237.9
24. The Washington Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
235.8
25. Grand Little Things
235.2

See the Top 100 Slowest.

The Fastest

The publishers with the fastest mean average response times reported (in days).

1. scaffold literary magazine
0.1
2. Eunoia Review
0.7
3. Antiphony Journal
1.4
4. The New Verse News
1.4
5. HAD
1.4
6. Ruminous  Charges fees for all submissions
1.6
7. ONE ART
1.8
8. Hollow and Sky
2.5
9. Poetry Online  Charges fees for some submissions
2.5
10. Ultramarine Literary Review
2.7
11. Poets Respond
3.0
12. trampset
3.0
13. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
3.2
14. Ink In Thirds
3.3
15. New World Writing Quarterly
3.3
16. January House Literary Journal
3.5
17. San Pedro River Review
3.5
18. Dishsoap Quarterly
3.9
19. Larina's Lit Lounge
3.9
20. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
3.9
21. The Shore
4.1
22. Sky Island Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
4.3
23. Bending Genres
4.6
24. moocat.net
4.7
25. The Disappointed Housewife
4.9

See the Top 100 Fastest.

The Challenging

The publishers with the lowest acceptance percentages reported*.

1. The American Poetry Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.3%
2. Raleigh Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
3. The Adroit Journal
0.3%
4. Salt Hill Journal
0.5%
5. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
6. Orion's Belt
0.6%
7. Okay Donkey Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
8. The Threepenny Review
0.7%
9. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
10. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
11. Rattlecast Prompt Poems
0.7%
12. Frontier Poetry
0.8%
13. Hayden's Ferry Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.8%
14. The Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
15. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.9%
16. 32 Poems  Charges fees for some submissions
0.9%
17. Michigan Quarterly Review  Charges fees for all submissions
1.0%
18. EPOCH Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
19. Poets Respond
1.0%
20. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
1.1%
21. Washington Square Review
1.1%
22. Glossy Planet Literary Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.1%
23. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
24. Copper Nickel  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
25. Boulevard Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
1.2%

See the Top 100.

* This list does not include listings for which we have received no reports of acceptances. We offer a separate report on this page for that.

The Approachable

The publishers with the highest acceptance percentages reported.

1. Meat for Tea  Charges fees for some submissions
87.0%
2. bramble  Charges fees for all submissions
81.8%
3. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
66.7%
4. Sublimation
61.1%
5. Quill of the Goddess
61.1%
6. Dead of Winter Anthology Series
53.5%
7. Ultramarine Literary Review
52.0%
8. Eclectica Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
51.9%
9. TrashLight Press
50.0%
10. Amethyst Review
49.6%
11. Instant Noodles
49.1%
12. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
46.8%
13. Anti-Heroin Chic  Charges fees for all submissions
44.8%
14. Eunoia Review
44.0%
15. MOONROT Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
40.8%
16. Red River Review  Charges fees for all submissions
39.3%
17. Star*Line
37.8%
18. TrashLight Press Website
37.5%
19. Loch Raven Review
37.5%
20. Radix Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
35.1%
21. WAYE Small Press  Charges fees for all submissions
34.5%
22. Sheila-Na-Gig online  Charges fees for all submissions
33.9%
23. The Gilded Weathervane
33.7%
24. Rogue Agent Journal
32.4%
25. Last Girls Club
32.4%

See the Top 100 Most Approachable.

Remember: The more people who report their response times to us, the more accurate our statistics are. Please report your responses to us!

Date compiled: Monday, November 2, 2026 1:58:19 PM UTC.

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