Bacopa Literary Review Contest

A project of The Writers Alliance of Gainesville

About

Bacopa is an international print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. We seek literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and a variety of poetic forms. We respond to unusual perspectives, passionate voices, inventive and compelling work. Surprise us with your ingenuity.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees, except for WAG members and cases of hardship.
The fee is USD $2 (below average for contests).

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 1 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Bacopa Literary Review Contest's overall average response time is faster than most contests.
More Approachable: Bacopa Literary Review Contest's overall acceptance rate is higher than most contests.
More Responsive: Bacopa Literary Review Contest's overall rate of non-response is lower than most contests.

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Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Satirical.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $200 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 2,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 2,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Satirical.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $200 for first prize.

Submissions:

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Formal verse, Free verse, Haiku (or related), Pantoum, Sonnet, Villanelle, Visual poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Satirical.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $200 for first prize.

Submissions:

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Bacopa Literary Review Contest Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 10 reports from 10 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 21.3 mean avg | 15.5 median | 70 max days (21.3 std dev)

Responses

90.00 %

Acceptances:

40.00 % of submissions accepted (22.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 40.00 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

50.00 % (28.2 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 80.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

10.00 % (10.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $2.00. (70.0 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 25 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 May 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 19:43 UTC (4 hours ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Jul 2026

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