Star 82 Review (*82)

About

Star 82 Review is an art and literature, online and print magazine that highlights words and images in gemlike forms. Each issue features flash fiction, creative nonfiction, erasure texts, narrative art, postcard lit and poetic storytelling featuring subtle humor, humility and humanity, the strange and the familiar, and a home for the displaced person. Star 82 is the code needed to unblock one's phone number. Tell us who you are. Someone will answer.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2012

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Star 82 Review's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Star 82 Review's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive: Star 82 Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 50 words; Up to 10 pieces.
Flash Fiction: Up to 750 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 750 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 750 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Visual Arts: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: 2 - 50 lines; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry, Hybrid form, Visual poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Tell a story in an image that takes us to another world.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Star 82 Review Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Nonfiction Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 53 reports from 43 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 4.1 mean avg | 4.0 median | 8 max days (22.7 std dev)

Responses

98.12 %

Acceptances:

7.55 % of submissions accepted (1.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 9.30 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

90.57 % (4.3 avg. days per rejection) | 12.5 % personal, 75.0 % form, 12.5 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

1.89 % (1.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

1 response is pending (less than 1 day waiting).

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 14 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 30 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 13 Sep 2026 09:33 UTC (5 hours, 21 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 08 Sep 2026

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