The Harvard Advocate

About

The Harvard Advocate, founded in 1866, is the oldest continuously published collegiate literary magazine in the country. Over its long history, it can count T.S. Eliot, Conrad Aiken, and Norman Mailer among its members and e.e. cummings, Jack Kerouac, and Tom Wolfe as contributors to its pages. A quarterly magazine, The Advocate's mission is to publish the best art, fiction, poetry, and prose that the Harvard undergraduate community offers.

Important: Submissions from within the Harvard community preferred.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1866

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: The Harvard Advocate's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: The Harvard Advocate's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: The Harvard Advocate's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 700 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

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, including: Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

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, including: Specific group.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

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

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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The Harvard Advocate 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 17 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

7 min | 195.0 mean avg | 139.0 median | 386 max days (138.7 std dev)

Responses

58.82 %

Acceptances:

5.88 % of submissions accepted (30.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.25 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

52.94 % (128.3 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 55.6 % form, 44.4 % unspecified

Non-Responses

29.41 %

Lost/Returned:

5.88 % (219.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)

Never Responded:

23.53 % (379.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

11.76 % (188.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

22 responses are pending (22 min | 164.8 mean avg | 73.0 median | 394 max days waiting | 256.8 std dev) from 21 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 02 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 07:30 UTC (2 hours, 16 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Jul 2026

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