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The Gettysburg Review, published by Gettysburg College, is recognized as one of the country’s premier literary journals. Since its debut in 1988, work by such luminaries as E. L. Doctorow, Rita Dove, James Tate, Joyce Carol Oates, Richard Wilbur, and Donald Hall has appeared alongside that of emerging artists such as JM Holmes, Lydia Conklin, Jessica Hollander, Emily Nemens, Charles Yu, and Ashley Wurzbacher. The editors of The Gettysburg Review express their deep commitment to the arts and humanities by seeking out and publishing the very best contemporary poetry, fiction, essays, essay-reviews, and art in issues as physically beautiful as they are intellectually and emotionally stimulating. Our most important criterion is high literary quality; we look for writers who can shape language in thoughtful, surprising, and beautiful ways and who have something unique to say, whatever the subject matter or aesthetic approach. We have very eclectic tastes, but are highly selective, publishing only two percent of manuscripts submitted to us annually.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1988

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 3 x per year.

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 10,000 words.
Novel Excerpt Novel ExcerptUp to 10,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 10,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 10,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Film/Television (General, Theory/Analysis/Criticism), History, Literature/Books (General, Theory/Analysis/Criticism), Science, Society/Culture, Visual Arts (General, Theory/Analysis/Criticism).

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo 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:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Visual Art Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Artwork Artwork8 - 20 pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including: Collage, Painting, Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.


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The Gettysburg Review Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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.
AccuracyWe have received 382 reports from 356 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 228.3 mean avg | 208.0 median | 512 max days (130.7 std dev)
Responses43.45 %
Acceptances0.52 % of submissions accepted (115.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.56 % 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.
Rejections42.93 % (245.6 avg. days per rejection) | 6.7 % personal, 67.1 % form, 26.2 % unspecified
Non-Responses56.55 %
Lost/Returned4.19 % (150.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded27.75 % (260.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals24.61 % (177.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending39 responses are pending (233 min | 351.2 mean avg | 260.0 median | 621 max days waiting | 120.1 std dev) from 39 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 240 days. (46.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 240 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 180 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (62.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 97.6 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 31 Jan 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Oct 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Oct 2023
Date Added: 26 Jul 2005

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