The New Orphic Review

This project is believed to be defunct. (June 2016)

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About

The New Orphic Review is a semi-annual literary magazine that is published in the spring and the fall. It is listed in Poet’s Market, Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market, The Journey Prize Anthology, The Pushcart Prize and Best American Short Stories. It has featured poetry, fiction and essays by authors from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Britain, Chile, Canada and the United States. It frequently includes a Featured Poet section.

Country of Publication

Canada

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Article: Up to 10,000 words.
Essay: Up to 10,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

It publishes poetry ranging from sonnets to free verse, but the editor-in-chief, Ernest Hekkanen, who describes himself as “an opinionated visionary beholden to no one,” is tough on poets.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Formal verse, Free verse, Sonnet.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026