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The New Orphic Review

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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
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 10,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary payment No monetary payment.
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Nonfiction Believed Defunct
Audience:
Open to a broad Audience.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Article ArticleUp to 10,000 words.
Essay EssayUp to 10,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary payment No monetary payment.
Submissions:
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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
Poetry Forms:
Formal verse, Free verse, Sonnet.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary payment No monetary payment.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
No OK No UnknownText format submissions
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Dates

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

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