Barrier Islands Review

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About

Here at Barrier Islands, our mission is to help introduce new writers to the business of magazine publishing. Getting your feet wet, even in small markets, is valuable experience. We don’t care if you’ve been published a dozen times or if you’ve never published in your life. We aim to find excellence among the up and comers.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

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We are looking for character driven stories that grip the reader without delving overtly into sentimentality. Genre fiction has its place, but unfortunately, that place isn't here, though we're not closed to elements of the fantastic. Subject matter will be judged on a case by case basis.

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Historical, Magic Realism

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Literary, Mainstream, Realist, Surrealist.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Barrier Islands Review is also looking for well-written poetry. As with fiction, we're not looking for sentimentality, but well placed emotion doesn't hurt. Poetry may be on any subject and in any format, but special attention will be paid to traditional and invented forms. However, content should never be sacrificed for form.

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Historical, Magic Realism

Lengths:

Poem: 12 - 100 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Formal verse, Invented/Nonce form. Excluding: Short poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Literary, Mainstream, Realist, Surrealist.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026