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The New Orphic Review

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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 PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Believed Defunct
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 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.

Nonfiction Believed Defunct
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Article ArticleUp to 10,000 words.
Essay EssayUp 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.

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 General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo 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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Dates

Last Updated: 09 Feb 2023
Date Added: 31 Aug 2009

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