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Founded in Paris by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton in 1953, The Paris Review began with a simple editorial mission: “Dear reader,” William Styron wrote in a letter in the inaugural issue, “The Paris Review hopes to emphasize creative work—fiction and poetry—not to the exclusion of criticism, but with the aim in mind of merely removing criticism from the dominating place it holds in most literary magazines and putting it pretty much where it belongs, i.e., somewhere near the back of the book. I think The Paris Review should welcome these people into its pages: the good writers and good poets, the non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders. So long as they're good.”

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 1953

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Temp Closed
Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 June 2025* (approx. 18 days from now) through 30 June 2025. 28

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
Flash FictionNo specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short StoryNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
NoveletteNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 7500 to 15000 words).
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Temp Closed
Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 June 2025* (approx. 18 days from now) through 30 June 2025. 3

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
EssayNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Poetry Temp Closed
Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 July 2025* (approx. 48 days from now) through 31 July 2025. 7

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:
PoemNo line limits known; Up to 6 pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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The Paris 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 Extremely Challenging Fiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the Extremely Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 579 reports from 472 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 100.8 mean avg | 107.0 median | 389 max days (196.7 std dev)
Responses94.65 %
Acceptances0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections94.65 % (99.0 avg. days per rejection) | 3.3 % personal, 73.7 % form, 23.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses5.35 %
Lost/Returned0.17 % (104.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)
Never Responded0.52 % (340.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals4.66 % (42.1 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending151 responses are pending (21 min | 89.1 mean avg | 101.0 median | 221 max days waiting | 696.5 std dev) from 150 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 May 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Feb 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Apr 2025
Last Audited: 08 Dec 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 02 Aug 2005

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