Sacramento Literary Review (Gold Star Program) Gold Star Sacramento Literary Review accepts unsolicited submissions of previously uncurated fiction and poetry year round. There are no limits on length or content. Translations are welcome, but translators are expected to secure translation rights before submitting. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, but we ask that you notify us right away if your work is accepted elsewhere. Sacramento Literary Review acquires first serial rights to accepted work. Copyright reverts back to the author upon publication. As a free publication, we are unfortunately unable to provide payment to our authors. We look forward to reading your work.Quick Links to Open Calls:Expedited (3-day) Poetry/FictionFictionPoetry Expedited (3-day) Poetry/Fiction Fee: usd $10.00OpenFor poetry:Please submit no more than five poems or ten pages of poetry in a single Word or PDF document. Translations are welcome, but translators are expected to secure translation rights before submitting.We are looking for shorter poems (usually no longer than two single-spaced pages) that go somewhere. We like poetry that uses figurative language and imagery in fresh ways to shed some slanted rays of light on the human condition. Our tastes are eclectic: some of our favorite poets include Ocean Vuong, Allen Ginsberg, and Richie Hofmann.Above all, we want timely writing that is also timeless. We want the poems that only you could have written.For fiction:We accept fiction up to 6,500 words in length. Please submit only one story at a time. We primarily publish literary fiction but welcome work that challenges traditional notions of what that means. Translations are welcome, but translators are expected to secure translation rights before submitting.We are looking for stories in which every word contributes to the whole. Stories that take advantage of all the tools available to a writer to create something fresh and moving. Send us your best.SubmitFiction Free Tip Jar OptionOpenWe accept fiction up to 6,500 words in length. Please submit only one story at a time. We primarily publish literary fiction but welcome work that challenges traditional notions of what that means. Translations are welcome, but translators are expected to secure translation rights before submitting. We are looking for stories in which every word contributes to the whole. Stories that take advantage of all the tools available to a writer to create something fresh and moving. Send us your best.SubmitPoetry Free Tip Jar OptionOpenPlease submit no more than five poems or ten pages of poetry in a single Word or PDF document. Translations are welcome, but translators are expected to secure translation rights before submitting.We are looking for shorter poems (usually no longer than two single-spaced pages) that go somewhere. We like poetry that uses figurative language and imagery in fresh ways to shed some slanted rays of light on the human condition. Our tastes are eclectic: some of our favorite poets include Ocean Vuong, Allen Ginsberg, and Richie Hofmann.Above all, we want timely writing that is also timeless. We want the poems that only you could have written.SubmitSacramento Literary Review Story PrizeTemp ClosedOur first annual story prize will be judged by former contributor Robert McGuill. Please see our website for more details.We accept fiction up to 6,500 words in length. Please submit only one story at a time. We primarily publish literary fiction but welcome work that challenges traditional notions of what that means.We are looking for stories in which every word contributes to the whole. Stories that take advantage of all the tools available to a writer to create something fresh and moving. Send us your best.Not Open