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Frontier Poetry

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About

Frontier Poetry began with the simple mission of being a platform for emerging poets—to uplift, to prepare, and to inspire.

We are looking for poets and poems that strive to place themselves at the edge of what language can do. This does not mean we are only concerned with experimental poetry. We believe sonnets can be at the frontier, book-length poems can be at the frontier, confessional poetry can be at the frontier—as long as a piece is constructed with exceptional consideration for language, craft, and heart, that poem is a fit for us.

Work by new and underrepresented voices is one of our priorities in publication. We take our role as a mediating platform between poet and world seriously and strive to use this role as fairly and justly as we can. The frontier land of poetry, that distant landscape where all voices can be heard clearly and in abundance, where poets from all contexts feel empowered to step into their writing—we seek that place, and hope to plant ourselves in its beauty.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for feedback and expedited responses.
Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to "new and emerging poets who have not published more than one full-length collection of poetry."

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Frontier Poetry's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging
Frontier Poetry's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Responsive
Frontier Poetry's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.

Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: $50.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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When payment details are provided, they are listed in the currency used by the publication.

Frontier Poetry 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.

This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database.
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Accuracy
We have received 133 reports from 109 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 | 43.5 mean avg | 40.0 median | 316 max days (135.4 std dev)
Responses
96.99 %
Acceptances:
0.75 % of submissions accepted (0.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.92 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
96.24 % (39.7 avg. days per rejection) | 21.9 % personal, 62.5 % form, 15.6 % unspecified | 0.8 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
2.26 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
2.26 % (201.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
0.75 % (104.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
21 responses are pending (0 min | 63.2 mean avg | 53.0 median | 206 max days waiting | 641.4 std dev) from 21 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 84 days. (12.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
The most common submission tip paid: USD $20.00. (22.7 % reported giving a tip.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 4 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 07 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 15:31 UTC (2 hours, 33 minutes ago).
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The Antioch-Frontier Fellowship Contest DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Breakthrough Chapbook Contest DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Family & Home Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Award for New Poets CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Debut Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Ekphrastic Poetry Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Epistolary Challenge CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Industry Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Misfit Poems Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Nature & Place Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Ode on a Grecian Vacation Challenge CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Open  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Portrait Prize CLOSED  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Poetry Themed Contests DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Frontier Summer Poetry Award BELIEVED DEFUNCT  Charges fees for all submissions
Global Poetry Contest DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Hurt & Healing Prize  Charges fees for some submissions
Myths & Fables Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Types of Burns Series CLOSED

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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