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The Top 25 Poetry Publications

Here are some statistics based on the responses that have been reported within the last 12 months for publishers with at least 25 different people reporting responses within that period. ("Fledgling" listings are not eligible.)
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

The Slowest

The publishers with the slowest mean average response times reported (in days).

1. The Anglican Theological Review
632.8
2. The City Key
491.1
3. The Atlantic
386.7
4. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
363.3
5. Hibiscus Magazine
352.7
6. The New Yorker
345.0
7. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
338.4
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
315.0
9. Poetry Magazine
310.3
10. The Nation
296.8
11. The Maine Review  Charges fees for all submissions
296.0
12. Blackbird  Charges fees for some submissions
290.6
13. Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
290.6
14. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
287.5
15. Copper Canyon Press  Charges fees for all submissions
277.7
16. Iterant
263.7
17. Arc Poetry Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
252.1
18. Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
252.1
19. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
250.3
20. Harvard Review  Charges fees for all submissions
247.4
21. YesYes Books  Charges fees for all submissions
244.9
22. The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
244.4
23. Chad Walsh Chapbook Series  Charges fees for all submissions
237.9
24. The Washington Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
235.8
25. Grand Little Things
234.6

See the Top 100 Slowest.

The Fastest

The publishers with the fastest mean average response times reported (in days).

1. scaffold literary magazine
0.1
2. Eunoia Review
0.7
3. Antiphony Journal
1.4
4. The New Verse News
1.4
5. HAD
1.4
6. Ruminous  Charges fees for all submissions
1.6
7. ONE ART
1.8
8. Hollow and Sky
2.5
9. Poetry Online  Charges fees for some submissions
2.5
10. Ultramarine Literary Review
2.8
11. Poets Respond
3.0
12. trampset
3.1
13. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
3.3
14. Ink In Thirds
3.3
15. New World Writing Quarterly
3.3
16. San Pedro River Review
3.5
17. January House Literary Journal
3.6
18. Dishsoap Quarterly
3.8
19. Larina's Lit Lounge
3.8
20. The Disappointed Housewife
3.8
21. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
3.9
22. The Shore
4.1
23. Sky Island Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
4.3
24. Bending Genres
4.6
25. moocat.net
4.7

See the Top 100 Fastest.

The Challenging

The publishers with the lowest acceptance percentages reported*.

1. The American Poetry Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.3%
2. Raleigh Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
3. The Adroit Journal
0.3%
4. Orion's Belt
0.5%
5. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
6. Okay Donkey Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
7. The Threepenny Review
0.7%
8. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
9. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
10. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
11. Rattlecast Prompt Poems
0.8%
12. Hayden's Ferry Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.8%
13. Frontier Poetry
0.8%
14. The Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
15. 32 Poems  Charges fees for some submissions
0.9%
16. Poets Respond
1.0%
17. New Letters  Charges fees for all submissions
1.0%
18. Michigan Quarterly Review  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
19. Salt Hill Journal
1.1%
20. Washington Square Review
1.1%
21. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
22. Glossy Planet Literary Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.1%
23. Copper Nickel  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
24. Poetry Magazine
1.2%
25. Boulevard Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
1.2%

See the Top 100.

* This list does not include listings for which we have received no reports of acceptances. We offer a separate report on this page for that.

The Approachable

The publishers with the highest acceptance percentages reported.

1. Meat for Tea  Charges fees for some submissions
85.9%
2. bramble  Charges fees for all submissions
81.8%
3. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
66.7%
4. Quill of the Goddess
61.1%
5. Sublimation
57.9%
6. Eclectica Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
53.9%
7. Ultramarine Literary Review
51.9%
8. Amethyst Review
50.1%
9. TrashLight Press
48.9%
10. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
45.8%
11. Anti-Heroin Chic  Charges fees for all submissions
44.8%
12. Eunoia Review
43.1%
13. Instant Noodles
41.9%
14. MOONROT Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
40.8%
15. Red River Review  Charges fees for all submissions
37.9%
16. TrashLight Press Website
37.5%
17. Star*Line
37.1%
18. Radix Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
35.1%
19. WAYE Small Press  Charges fees for all submissions
34.5%
20. The Gilded Weathervane
33.3%
21. Last Girls Club
32.4%
22. The Prose Poem  Charges fees for all submissions
32.3%
23. Sheila-Na-Gig online  Charges fees for all submissions
31.8%
24. Rogue Agent Journal
31.6%
25. The Orchards Poetry Journal
31.2%

See the Top 100 Most Approachable.

Remember: The more people who report their response times to us, the more accurate our statistics are. Please report your responses to us!

Date compiled: Thursday, November 12, 2026 9:22:30 PM UTC.

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