Spirit Lake Review

About

Spirit Lake Review welcomes outstanding poetry, prose, and visual art submissions by writers and artists from anywhere. As a Wisconsin-based journal, we tend to give special consideration to submissions from those with connections to our state and/or the Upper Midwest region.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 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

Regular Speed: Spirit Lake Review's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 December 2026* (approx. 90 days from now) through 01 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 4 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 December 2026* (approx. 90 days from now) through 01 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 December 2026* (approx. 90 days from now) through 01 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

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

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 December 2026* (approx. 90 days from now) through 01 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 10 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Spirit Lake Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 8 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 72.5 mean avg | 85.0 median | 100 max days (36.6 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 30 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:48 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 08 Aug 2026

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