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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. The fee range is USD $4 to $5.
Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota. Check before submitting.
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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed

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.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 1,499 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story Short Story1,500 - 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.


Nonfiction Temp Closed

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.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionUp to 1,499 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction1,500 - 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.


Poetry Temp Closed

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.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism.
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo 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 — 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 Most Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 299 reports from 248 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 39.0 mean avg | 37.0 median | 149 max days (121.6 std dev)
Responses95.32 %
Acceptances1.34 % of submissions accepted (61.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 1.61 % 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.
Rejections93.98 % (37.6 avg. days per rejection) | 17.4 % personal, 55.9 % form, 26.7 % unspecified | 4.0 % shortlisted
Non-Responses4.68 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded0.33 % (149.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals4.35 % (35.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending9 responses are pending (54 min | 78.8 mean avg | 82.5 median | 123 max days waiting | 915.8 std dev) from 9 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 84 days. (12.4 % 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 within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Oct 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Dec 2024
Last Audited: 02 Dec 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 03 Mar 2014

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