The Sam Hill! Review

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About

The Sam Hill! Review publishes historical fiction & poetry that makes you say: “now that was good as SAM HILL!”
Somebody made off with historical fiction & left the indie lit mags holding an empty bag. WHAT IN THE SAM HILL?! We want it back. We want wild, funny, gorgeous, difficult, irreverent work that smashes the museum display case.
Send us the past with the dust still on it. Send us the faces the microfilm reader washed out & mangled. Send us the voices nobody bothered to transcribe. History was never told in one voice, & neither is this journal: we especially want work from writers who’ve been historically in the margins — BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, older, disabled, & neurodivergent writers, & anyone whose angle on the past we haven’t heard yet.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: The Sam Hill! Review's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: The Sam Hill! Review's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: The Sam Hill! Review's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 31 October 2026* (approx. 48 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenre: Historical

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.
Novel Excerpt: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

History: General, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 31 October 2026* (approx. 48 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenre: Historical

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:

History: General, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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The Sam Hill! Review Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 40 reports from 38 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 9.7 mean avg | 6.0 median | 33 max days (9.5 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

42.50 % of submissions accepted (11.5 avg. days per acceptance) | 44.74 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

57.50 % (8.1 avg. days per rejection) | 78.3 % personal, 21.7 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

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Pending

14 responses are pending (2 min | 15.7 mean avg | 14.0 median | 41 max days waiting | 10.8 std dev) from 13 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 28 days. (5.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 28 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
The most common submission tip paid: USD $3.00. (35.2 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 07 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 13 Sep 2026 14:57 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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