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The Georgia Review

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We seek the very best work whether by Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners or by little-known (or even previously unpublished) writers.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. Look for the fees icon. The fee is USD $3.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1947

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 14 May 2025* (approx. 236 days from now). 15

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionNo specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story Short StoryNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $50 per printed page, up to $800.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction Open

We are seeking informed essays that attempt to place their subjects against a broad perspective. For the most part we are not interested in scholarly articles that are narrow in focus and/or overly burdened with footnotes. The ideal essay for The Georgia Review is a provocative, thesis-oriented work that can engage both the intelligent general reader and the specialist.

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 14 May 2025* (approx. 236 days from now). 5

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Review ReviewNo specific word count limits known.
Essay EssayNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism).

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $50 per printed page, up to $800.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 14 May 2025* (approx. 236 days from now). 21

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Long poetry, Short poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $4 per line, up to $800.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager (fees apply). Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.


Visual Art Closed

This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.

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The Georgia 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 Slowest Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Poetry Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 431 reports from 396 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported4 min | 244.6 mean avg | 260.0 median | 373 max days (73.5 std dev)
Responses83.07 %
Acceptances0.70 % of submissions accepted (310.7 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.76 % 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.
Rejections82.37 % (266.3 avg. days per rejection) | 3.1 % personal, 73.5 % form, 23.4 % unspecified | 0.2 % shortlisted
Non-Responses16.93 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded1.62 % (323.6 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals15.31 % (116.6 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending267 responses are pending (1 min | 107.1 mean avg | 130.0 median | 378 max days waiting | 83.7 std dev) from 260 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 240 days. (63.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 240 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (66.7 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 99.6 % paid fees.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 19 Sep 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Mar 2024.

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The Georgia Review Prose Prize Charges fees for all submissions
The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024
Last Audited: 02 Jun 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 26 Jul 2005

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