Pine Hills Review

About

Named after the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, Pine Hills Review is an online literary journal with a national focus that publishes artful, honest, and compelling work by new and established writers, from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to visual art, interviews, and experimental, cross-genre work. We love irreverent, fun, different, and surprising work that tries to do something new. Established in 2014 in association with The College of Saint Rose as part of its M.F.A. in creative writing program, Pine Hills Review was founded by Daniel Nester and then-student Sarah Sherman. After the M.F.A. program was discontinued, Pine Hills Review began a second iteration in 2019 as an independent online journal edited and published by Daniel Nester. In recent years, we have welcomed Alex J. Tunney, Sam Zimmerman, and others to the editorial board. In addition, students from The College of Saint Rose join the board occasionally as part of the Online Journal Editing and Publishing course. Other students join the board as part of a semester-long internship, from the college and elsewhere.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2014

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

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

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 April 2027* (approx. 239 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

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

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 April 2027* (approx. 239 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

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

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 30 April 2027* (approx. 239 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 6 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

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

Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 30 April 2027* (approx. 239 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

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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Pine Hills Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 86 reports from 76 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 | 15.5 mean avg | 13.0 median | 152 max days (46.7 std dev)

Responses

96.51 %

Acceptances:

8.14 % of submissions accepted (32.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 9.21 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

88.37 % (13.9 avg. days per rejection) | 5.3 % personal, 69.7 % form, 25.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

1.16 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

1.16 % (152.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

2.33 % (14.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

4 responses are pending (0 min | 1.5 mean avg | 2.0 median | 2 max days waiting | 203.8 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (3.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 56 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 25 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 03 Sep 2026 13:49 UTC (1 hour, 43 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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