New World Writing Quarterly About New World Writing began life as Mississippi Review Online, a personal Web site that the editor (who was then also editor of Mississippi Review, the print magazine) put online in 1995. On departing his editorship of MR, the editor invited those folks who worked on the online version of MR to join him in this new venture. New World Writing (as Mississippireview.com, and then BlipMagazine.net) was among the first and most popular literary magazines on the Web. As of 2010, the magazine had more than fifteen hundred stories and poems in its archive, work by such writers as Thom Jones, Ben Marcus, Francine Prose, Padgett Powell, Barry Hannah, Tom Drury, Elizabeth Gilbert, Rick Bass, Ben Neihart, Brian Oberkirch, Michael Dermansky, Courtney Eldridge, David Ryan, Laurie O’Brien, Jaime Clarke, Stacey Richter, Susan Hubbard, Larry French.Recent online issues have included work from Bob Hicok, Dorianne Laux, Christine Sneed, Brad Watson, Lori Ostlund, Mary Grimm, Floyd Skloot, George Saunders, Michael Knight, Nin Andrews, Mary Miller, Pamela Painter, James Robison, Kate Braverman, Ann Beattie, Thaisa Frank, Bobbie Ann Mason, Brad Watson, Angela Ball, Diann Blakely, Gary Percesepe, Cathy Hankla, Mary Miller, Bruce Smith, Paul Maliszewski, Curtis Smith, Denise Duhamel, Robert Lopez, Paul Lisicky, George Singleton, Julia Johnson, Meg Pokrass, Kara Candito and many others.We hope you make the magazine a regular stop in your Web travels, and we welcome you and encourage your participation. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 1995 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis FasterNew World Writing Quarterly's overall average response time is faster than most magazines. Normal AcceptanceNew World Writing Quarterly's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines. More ResponsiveNew World Writing Quarterly's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 26 days from now) through 14 October 2026.2Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 2,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 26 days from now) through 14 October 2026.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Essay: Up to 2,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 26 days from now) through 14 October 2026.2Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of 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:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Bluesky @newworldwriting.bsky.social For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope New World Writing Quarterly 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. This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Fiction Publishers in our database. This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Nonfiction Publishers in our database. This project ranks among the 25 Fastest Poetry Publishers in our database. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 109 reports from 90 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 0 min | 2.9 mean avg | 3.0 median | 11 max days (2.2 std dev) Responses 99.08 % Acceptances: 7.34 % of submissions accepted (3.2 avg. days per acceptance) | 8.89 % 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: 91.74 % (2.9 avg. days per rejection) | 2.0 % personal, 73.0 % form, 25.0 % unspecified Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals 0.92 % (0.0 avg. days per withdrawal) Other Information Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 14 Jul 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 Jul 2026. Date compiled: 04 Sep 2026 10:13 UTC (less than a minute ago). Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. 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