The Los Angeles Review A project of Red Hen Press (see other related projects). We list other projects with similar titles. Please check that you report any submissions under the correct listing. About The Los Angeles Review, established in 2003, is the voice of Los Angeles, and the voice of the nation. With its multitude of cultures, Los Angeles roils at the center of the cauldron of divergent literature emerging from the West Coast. Perhaps from this place something can emerge that speaks to the writer or singer or dancer or wild person in all of us, something disturbing, something alive, something of the possibility of what it could be to be human in the 21st century. Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.) The fee is USD $3 (average for magazines that charge). Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2003 Publication Media & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per yearPrint Publication Print PublicationPublished 1 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower The Los Angeles Review's overall average response time is slower than most magazines. More ChallengingThe Los Angeles Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines. ResponsiveThe Los Angeles Review's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines. Collapse section Fiction Open Fee-based We’re looking for to hard-to-put-down shorties and lengthier stories–lively, vivid, excellent literary fiction.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 4,000 words. Novel Excerpt: Up to 4,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Fee-based We seek essay, memoir, and commentary told as compelling, focused, sustained narrative in a distinctive voice, rich with detail.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.Lengths: Essay: Up to 4,000 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 4,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Humorous, Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based Please submit poems that will surprise us, wow us, and make us wish we’d written them ourselves. We are open to form, free verse, prose poems, and experimental styles. Our only criterion is quality.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 5 pieces.Poetry Forms:Formal verse, Free verse, Long poetry, Lyric poetry, Metrical, Narrative poetry, Prose poetry, Short poetry.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @redhenpressX (Twitter) @redhenpress Support this Publisher: Buy Book(s) Make a Donation Purchase Issue(s) For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope The Los Angeles Review 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy We have received 205 reports from 172 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 0 min | 114.5 mean avg | 114.0 median | 348 max days (181.7 std dev) Responses 85.86 % Acceptances: 5.37 % of submissions accepted (135.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.40 % 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. Rejections: 80.49 % (118.3 avg. days per rejection) | 6.1 % personal, 77.0 % form, 17.0 % unspecified | 0.5 % shortlisted Non-Responses 1.46 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: 1.46 % (241.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded) Withdrawals 12.68 % (51.6 avg. days per withdrawal) Pending 72 responses are pending (1 min | 81.6 mean avg | 56.0 median | 436 max days waiting | 537.9 std dev) from 71 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days. (44.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.) The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 04 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Jul 2026. 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