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In the nearly two decades since it was launched, Harvard Review has emerged as a major American literary journal with an eclectic mix of contributors in a wide variety of genres and styles. Contributors to the journal include: Arthur Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, Seamus Heaney, Jorie Graham, John Updike, John Ashbery, Alice Hoffman, and Gore Vidal, as well as those who are making their literary debut. Recent selections have been anthologized in: Best American Essays 2010, 2009, 2004, and 2003, Best American Poetry 2008, 2006, and 2002, Best American Short Stories 2005 and 2003, Best American Mystery Stories 2006, Best New Poets 2008, Pushcart Prize Anthology 2004 and 2001. Harvard Review publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and book reviews. Writers at all stages of their careers are invited to apply, however, we can only publish a very small fraction of the material we receive.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for electronic submissions, except for cases of financial hardship. The fee is USD $3.
Important: Do not submit more than twice in one year. Postal submissions accepted year-round.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1992

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequency.
Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Nonfiction Temp Closed
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 7,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Poetry Temp 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:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Harvard 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.
This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 115 reports from 111 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported7 min | 199.2 mean avg | 206.0 median | 946 max days (153.0 std dev)
Responses80.00 %
Acceptances0.87 % of submissions accepted (73.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.90 % 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.
Rejections79.13 % (202.8 avg. days per rejection) | 5.5 % personal, 73.6 % form, 20.9 % unspecified
Non-Responses20.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded5.22 % (341.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals14.78 % (137.1 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending71 responses are pending (39 min | 137.5 mean avg | 55.0 median | 1,074 max days waiting | 223.9 std dev) from 70 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 180 days. (53.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
The editors request that you don't query on the status of your submission.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (65.3 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 97.9 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Oct 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Aug 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Oct 2024
Last Audited: 29 Sep 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 03 Apr 2006

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