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Pennsylvania Literary Journal (PLJ)

A project of Anaphora Literary Press (see other related projects).

About

Pennsylvania Literary Journal is a printed peer-reviewed journal that publishes critical essays, book-reviews, short stories, interviews, photographs, art, and poetry. PLJ is available through the EBSCO Academic Complete and ProQuest databases in full-text. It is also on sale as single issues on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and most other online bookstores. It is cataloged in the MLA International Bibliography, the MLA Directory of Periodicals, Genamics JournalSeek, and Duotrope. PLJ has published works by and interviews with New York Times bestselling writers like Larry Niven and Cinda Williams Chima. Dr. R. Joseph Rodríguez received the 2015 CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship’s Article Award for his article, “There Are Many Rooms” which appeared in Volume VI, Issue 1 (El Paso Inc).

Important: Length limits and other requirements may vary with each themed issue. Always check guidelines before submitting.
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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 3 x per year

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Action-Adventure Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre

Lengths:

Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words); Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: No specific word count limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Essay: No specific word count limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Academic, Critical.

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Action-Adventure Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Pennsylvania Literary 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 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 0.4 mean avg | 0.0 median | 1 max days (0.5 std dev)
Pending
2 responses are pending (38 min | 44.0 mean avg | 44.0 median | 50 max days waiting | 8.5 std dev) from 1 member This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 10 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 09:20 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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

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