Thirteen Bridges Review

About

Thirteen Bridges Review is the professional literary arts journal produced by the Department of English and Philosophy at Auburn University at Montgomery. The journal's mission is to present original and groundbreaking literary works by new and established writers from around the world.
Thirteen Bridges began life as THAT Literary Review, a passion project for our former colleague William Blake Gerard (1960-2020). We will always be grateful to Blake for his vision and dedication to this journal.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Thirteen Bridges Review's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Thirteen Bridges Review's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
Less Responsive: Thirteen Bridges 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:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

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.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

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.

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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 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.

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Thirteen Bridges Review Submission Statistics

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We have received 28 reports from 28 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 37.2 mean avg | 30.0 median | 337 max days (113.9 std dev)

Responses

78.57 %

Acceptances:

7.14 % of submissions accepted (78.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 7.14 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

71.43 % (29.4 avg. days per rejection) | 5.0 % personal, 75.0 % form, 20.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

3.57 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

3.57 % (337.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

17.86 % (39.6 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

1 response is pending (7 days waiting).

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 submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 15 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:30 UTC (7 hours, 16 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 20 Jul 2026

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