Tahoma Literary Review (TLR)

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About

Tahoma Literary Review is based in the Pacific Northwest, but we are international in scope. TLR offers both professional payment and exposure to our contributors by using a substantial portion of our total income to support our authors.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee range is USD $4 to $5 (average to above average for magazines that charge).

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

Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Tahoma Literary Review's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Tahoma Literary Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Tahoma Literary Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based

We like stories that offer imaginative premises, unusual or marginalized characters, and high stakes. Show us characters driven by lifetimes of experience and complex motivations. Experimental writing is also welcome.

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 31 October 2026* (approx. 46 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,499 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,500 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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 $55 up to 1100 words. $0.05/word for 1101-6000 words.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based

Be brave. Send me the stuff that you never thought would get published anywhere. Send me the thing you have to take a deep breath over before submitting or running by your critique group. I'm always interested in hearing different viewpoints from different sectors of society, and work in different forms, too: I'll read lyrical essays; experimental essays; narrative nonfiction.

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 31 October 2026* (approx. 46 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,499 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,500 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

In each submission, I am looking for a single, exquisitely written poem that surprises, challenges, and moves the reader. Please send a range of work rather than linked poems or poems that require extensive context to be best appreciated. I am interested primarily in poems in the lyrical, formal, and narrative modes.

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 31 October 2026* (approx. 46 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 6 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Lyric poetry, Narrative poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $55 per poem.

Submissions:

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

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Tahoma Literary Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 309 reports from 261 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 40.1 mean avg | 33.0 median | 173 max days (107.6 std dev)

Responses

96.12 %

Acceptances:

2.59 % of submissions accepted (57.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.07 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

93.53 % (40.0 avg. days per rejection) | 16.6 % personal, 58.8 % form, 24.6 % unspecified | 1.9 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.32 %

Lost/Returned:

0.32 % (77.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

3.56 % (21.2 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

93 responses are pending (2 min | 28.7 mean avg | 23.0 median | 182 max days waiting | 548.4 std dev) from 90 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 84 days. (8.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $4.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:40 UTC (4 hours, 8 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Sep 2026

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