The Top 100: Poetry Publications that are Slowest to Respond

The following poetry publishers are among the Top 100 slowest to respond, according to response times reported by our users. (A minimum of 25 people reporting responses to poetry submissions required. "Fledgling" listings are not included.)
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

Title	Genres	Lengths	Payment	Media
The Anglican Theological Review	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The City Key TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Atlantic	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Willow Springs Magazine Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment Provides copies	Print Publication
The New Yorker	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Print Publication
Hibiscus Magazine	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Jade Ring Writing Contest (Wisconsin Writers Association) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General Fantasy Mystery/Crime Romance Science Fiction	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Ecotone Magazine Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment Provides copies	Print Publication
Copper Canyon Press Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Unknown advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Poetry Magazine (Poetry Foundation)	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Maine Review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize (The University of Arkansas Press) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Audio Publication Electronic Publication Video Publication
The Nation	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Georgia Review Charges fees for some submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Print Publication
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize (University of Pittsburgh Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Iterant (Ruth Stone House)	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Audio Publication Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Fiddlehead Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment Provides copies	Print Publication
Arc Poetry Magazine Charges fees for some submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Print Publication
Harvard Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
YesYes Books Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + >=15% royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize (FlowerSong Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + >=15% royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
Chad Walsh Chapbook Series (Beloit Poetry Journal) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poetry Chapbook	Professional advance + Unknown royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
The Washington Prize (The Word Works) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + No royalties	Print Publication
Grand Little Things	Open to All/Most Genres General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award (Red Hen Press) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + No royalties	Print Publication
Omnidawn Poetry Open Book Contest Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + No royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
Academy of American Poets First Book Award (The Academy of American Poets) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + No royalties	Print Publication
Subtropics: The Literary Journal of the University of Florida Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Nashville Review	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Witness: A Magazine of the Black Mountain Institute Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (Winning Writers)	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication
Fourteen Hills Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
Fence Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment Provides copies	Print Publication
Poet Lore	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
DIAGRAM (New Michigan Press)	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Orison Chapbook Prize (Orison Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Chapbook	Semi-pro advance + Unknown royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
Poetry Northwest TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying to Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Pegasus Poetry Book Prize (Poetry Foundation) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
TriQuarterly Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication
Beloit Poetry Journal TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
The Iowa Review Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Smartish Pace Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
Barrelhouse Magazine TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment Provides copies	Print Publication
The Paris Review	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Print Publication
Michigan Quarterly Review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Print Publication
Boulevard Magazine Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Portland Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
AWP Award Series Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
The Hopkins Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment	Print Publication
Willows Wept Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Common: A Modern Sense of Place Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Image Journal Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Orison Prizes in Poetry & Fiction (Orison Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + Unknown royalties	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The American Poetry Review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Token payment to Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Alice James Award (Alice James Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
The Idaho Review Charges fees for some submissions	General	Poem	Professional payment Provides copies	Print Publication
Pleiades: Literature in Context TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Unknown payment	Print Publication
The Sun Magazine Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Rumen TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Brittingham & Felix Pollak Prizes in Poetry (University of Wisconsin Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
The Westchester Review TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
South Carolina Review	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
Conduit Magazine (Conduit Books & Ephemera) Charges fees for some submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Fugue Literary Journal Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
cream city review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
Epiphany Magazine Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment	Print Publication
The Yale Series of Younger Poets (Yale University Press) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poetry Collection	No advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Jake Adam York Prize (Copper Nickel) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Changes Book Prize TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize (Texas Review Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Professional advance + Unknown royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
The Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review Charges fees for some submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
The Southern Review (Louisiana State University Press) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Professional payment Provides copies	Print Publication
Birdcoat Quarterly Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Black Ocean Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Unknown advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
Ink Nest Poetry: A Literary Magazine	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Atlanta Review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
The Metaworker Literary Magazine TEMP CLOSED	Open to All/Most Genres General Fantasy Horror Mystery/Crime Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Salt Hill Journal TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
The Plentitudes: A quarterly international literary journal Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment	Electronic Publication
Nightboat Poetry Prize (Nightboat Books) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + Unknown royalties Provides copies	Print Publication
Juniper Prize for Poetry (University of Massachusetts Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + No royalties	Print Publication
Four Tulips TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Global City Review (Global City Press) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Professional payment	Print Publication
Bennington Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Print Publication
The Greensboro Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Noemi Press Book Awards Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + No royalties	Print Publication
Barrow Street Poetry Book Prize (Barrow Street Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Collection	Semi-pro advance + Unknown royalties	Print Publication
New England Review Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment to Professional payment Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Puerto del Sol	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication

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Date compiled: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:41:36 PM UTC.