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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
629.0
2. The City Key
480.8
3. The Atlantic
371.8
4. Hibiscus Magazine
361.3
5. The New Yorker
357.7
6. Copper Canyon Press  Charges fees for all submissions
357.3
7. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
347.9
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
328.2
9. The Maine Review  Charges fees for all submissions
291.9
10. Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
290.6
11. Poetry Magazine
284.6
12. Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
276.5
13. Blackbird  Charges fees for some submissions
265.6
14. The Fiddlehead
264.9
15. Iterant
256.3
16. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
255.3
17. The Washington Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
248.7
18. Chad Walsh Chapbook Series  Charges fees for all submissions
247.0
19. YesYes Books  Charges fees for all submissions
246.5
20. The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
243.0
21. Arc Poetry Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
242.2
22. Harvard Review  Charges fees for all submissions
240.3
23. Omnidawn Poetry Open Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
238.2
24. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
237.2
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
0.2
2. Eunoia Review
0.8
3. Antiphony Journal
1.2
4. HAD
1.3
5. The New Verse News
1.5
6. Ruminous  Charges fees for all submissions
1.6
7. Neologism Poetry Journal
1.8
8. ONE ART
2.0
9. New World Writing Quarterly
2.4
10. Hollow and Sky
2.5
11. Larina's Lit Lounge
2.5
12. Poetry Online  Charges fees for some submissions
2.6
13. Ultramarine Literary Review
2.6
14. Poets Respond
2.8
15. trampset
2.9
16. Ink In Thirds
3.1
17. January House Literary Journal
3.4
18. San Pedro River Review
3.5
19. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
3.6
20. Dishsoap Quarterly
3.7
21. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
3.7
22. The Shore
4.1
23. Sky Island Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
4.4
24. Bending Genres
4.6
25. The Disappointed Housewife
4.7

See the Top 100 Fastest.

The Challenging

The publishers with the lowest acceptance percentages reported*.

1. Raleigh Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.3%
2. The Adroit Journal
0.3%
3. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
4. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
5. 32 Poems  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
6. The American Poetry Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.7%
7. The Threepenny Review
0.7%
8. Glossy Planet Literary Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.8%
9. Frontier Poetry
0.8%
10. Orion's Belt
0.8%
11. Michigan Quarterly Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
12. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
13. River River Books
0.9%
14. Rattlecast Prompt Poems
0.9%
15. Dishsoap Quarterly
0.9%
16. EPOCH Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
17. Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge
1.0%
18. Image Journal  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
19. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
20. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.1%
21. the minnesota review
1.1%
22. Rattle
1.1%
23. Redivider
1.1%
24. New Letters  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
25. Washington Square Review
1.1%

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
88.3%
2. bramble  Charges fees for all submissions
82.9%
3. Sublimation
61.1%
4. Quill of the Goddess
61.1%
5. The Ekphrastic Review  Charges fees for all submissions
56.8%
6. Dead of Winter Anthology Series
53.5%
7. Ultramarine Literary Review
51.1%
8. Anti-Heroin Chic  Charges fees for all submissions
51.1%
9. Eclectica Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
50.0%
10. Fifth Wheel Press Blog
50.0%
11. Amethyst Review
49.5%
12. Instant Noodles
49.1%
13. TrashLight Press
49.0%
14. Eunoia Review
46.2%
15. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
45.3%
16. Rat Bag Lit  Charges fees for some submissions
41.2%
17. Rogue Agent Journal
40.0%
18. Star*Line
39.8%
19. Hedge Apple
38.5%
20. Loch Raven Review
38.2%
21. MOONROT Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
38.1%
22. TrashLight Press Website
36.2%
23. Radix Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
35.1%
24. WAYE Small Press  Charges fees for all submissions
34.9%
25. Sheila-Na-Gig online  Charges fees for all submissions
33.9%

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: Saturday, September 12, 2026 7:17:22 AM UTC.

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