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Breakwater Review is an online literary magazine founded in 2009 and run by graduate students at UMass Boston.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2009

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story1,000 - 5,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Other: May vary.

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.

Nonfiction Open Fee-based
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
EssayUp to 5,000 words.
Narrative NonfictionUp to 5,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Other: May vary.

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.

Poetry Open Fee-based
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
PoemNo line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Other: May vary.

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.

Visual Art Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
ArtworkUp to 10 pieces.
Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Digital art.
Illustration.
Mixed media.
Painting.
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Other style.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including....
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Breakwater 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 43 reports from 39 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 | 159.0 mean avg | 171.0 median | 386 max days (340.5 std dev)
Responses74.42 %
Acceptances0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections74.42 % (179.4 avg. days per rejection) | 12.5 % personal, 50.0 % form, 37.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses25.58 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded4.65 % (155.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals20.93 % (22.7 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending6 responses are pending (7 min | 170.8 mean avg | 204.0 median | 372 max days waiting | 243.7 std dev) from 6 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 60 days. (74.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
The editors request that you don't query on the status of your submission.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (57.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 14 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 20 Mar 2025.

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The Breakwater Fiction Contest Charges fees for all submissions
The Peseroff Prize Poetry Contest Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 12 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 18 Feb 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 12 Oct 2009

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