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Barrow Street Journal

A project of Barrow Street Press (see other related projects).

About

No about statement available.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for some fee waivers available, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 1998

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Barrow Street Journal's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Approachable
Barrow Street Journal's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive
Barrow Street Journal's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Barrow Street Journal Submission Statistics

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.

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Accuracy
We have received 40 reports from 39 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
5 min | 105.5 mean avg | 115.0 median | 239 max days (162.6 std dev)
Responses
97.50 %
Acceptances:
15.00 % of submissions accepted (37.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 15.38 % 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.
Rejections:
82.50 % (115.1 avg. days per rejection) | 21.2 % personal, 57.6 % form, 21.2 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
2.50 % (239.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days. (42.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00.
Submissions are acknowledged within 3 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 04:35 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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4x2 DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Barrow Street Poetry Book Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Barrow Street Prose Series  Charges fees for all submissions

Before Submitting

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  • Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
  • Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
  • Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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