The Manchester Review

About

Issue 1 of the Manchester Review appeared in October 2008: it aspired to bring together online, without a paper edition, the best of international writing, publishing both well-known, established writers and new, relatively unknown poets and prose-writers.
Since then the Review has, we think, made good on that ambition, having published new work by Martin Amis, John Banville, Jennifer Egan, Bill Manhire, Paul Muldoon, Ali Smith, Colm Toibin and CK Williams as well as exciting younger writers including Jenn Ashworth, Kevin Barry, Paul Batchelor, Lucy Durneen, Andrew Jamison, Caleb Klaces, Rebecca Perry and many others.
With the move to our new site in January 2016, we will continue our tradition of publishing exemplary new writing. Though we only publish two issues per year in Spring and Autumn, the site is regularly updated with reviews of books, art, film, and music in the hopes of documenting the constantly evolving cultural landscape of our beloved Manchester.
The Manchester Review is published from the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing and will continue to host podcasts of its readings and discussion events at the Martin Harris Centre.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2008

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed: The Manchester Review's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging: The Manchester Review's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive: The Manchester Review's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 6,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

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Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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 Manchester Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 14 reports from 14 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

37 min | 58.1 mean avg | 58.5 median | 123 max days (21.9 std dev)

Responses

85.71 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

85.71 % (57.0 avg. days per rejection) | 8.3 % personal, 58.3 % form, 33.3 % unspecified

Non-Responses

7.14 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

7.14 % (123.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

7.14 % (50.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (7.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 23 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:50 UTC (6 hours, 57 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 02 Jul 2026

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