The Mississippi Review Prize

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Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $16 (average for contests).

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: The Mississippi Review Prize's overall average response time is within a normal range for contests.
More Approachable: The Mississippi Review Prize's overall acceptance rate is higher than most contests.
Responsive: The Mississippi Review Prize's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for contests.

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 01 January 2027* (approx. 112 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Provides free copy/copies Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $1,000 first prize.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 01 January 2027* (approx. 112 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: 1,000 - 8,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Provides free copy/copies Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $1,000 first prize.

Submissions:

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 01 January 2027* (approx. 112 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Provides free copy/copies Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $1,000 first prize.

Submissions:

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The Mississippi Review Prize Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy

We have received 56 reports from 53 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

40 min | 85.6 mean avg | 68.0 median | 384 max days (205.4 std dev)

Responses

92.86 %

Acceptances:

5.36 % of submissions accepted (101.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 5.66 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

87.50 % (81.5 avg. days per rejection) | 4.1 % personal, 65.3 % form, 30.6 % unspecified

Non-Responses

1.79 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

1.79 % (384.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

5.36 % (60.3 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

14 responses are pending (3 min | 43.5 mean avg | 32.0 median | 256 max days waiting | 364.4 std dev) from 13 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $16.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 02 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Jan 2026.
Date compiled: 11 Sep 2026 21:28 UTC (2 hours, 16 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Jul 2026

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