Furrow Literary Magazine

About

Winner of the AWP National Program Directors’ Prize, Furrow is a literary journal that showcases outstanding writing and art from undergraduates across the U.S.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to undergraduate students in the US.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2000

Publication Media & Frequency

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

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Furrow Literary Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Furrow Literary Magazine's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive: Furrow Literary Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 December 2026 12:00 AM CST (in 85 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 December 2026 12:00 AM CST (in 85 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed

Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 December 2026 12:00 AM CST (in 85 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No 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:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates:

Opens to submissions on 01 December 2026 12:00 AM CST (in 85 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: Up to 10 pages.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Furrow Literary Magazine 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 129 reports from 116 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 85.6 mean avg | 72.0 median | 149 max days (34.0 std dev)

Responses

96.12 %

Acceptances:

7.75 % of submissions accepted (83.6 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.62 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

88.37 % (86.8 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 100.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

3.88 % (30.4 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 29 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 04:36 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Aug 2026

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