Nashville Review

About

Nashville Review seeks to publish the best work we can get our hands on, period. From expansive to minimalist, narrative to lyric, epiphanic to subtle: if it’s a moving work of art, we want it. We hope to provide a venue for both distinguished and emerging artists.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2010

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Nashville Review's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Nashville Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Nashville Review's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $100.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 8,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $100.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No 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:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $25.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.
Graphic Narrative: One page.

Art Media:

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

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: USD $100.

Submissions:

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

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Nashville Review 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 107 reports from 104 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 189.6 mean avg | 189.0 median | 394 max days (448.9 std dev)

Responses

74.77 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

74.77 % (195.8 avg. days per rejection) | 8.8 % personal, 68.8 % form, 22.5 % unspecified

Non-Responses

9.35 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

9.35 % (196.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

15.89 % (131.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

4 responses are pending (202 min | 343.3 mean avg | 380.5 median | 410 max days waiting | 1,806.5 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 150 days. (56.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 150 days.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 02 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:50 UTC (2 hours, 56 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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