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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
391.9
4. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
361.8
5. The New Yorker
353.5
6. Hibiscus Magazine
352.7
7. Jade Ring Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
338.4
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
306.1
9. Copper Canyon Press  Charges fees for all submissions
299.6
10. Poetry Magazine
297.6
11. The Maine Review  Charges fees for all submissions
296.5
12. Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
290.6
13. Blackbird  Charges fees for some submissions
285.7
14. The Nation
283.3
15. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
279.8
16. Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
276.7
17. Iterant
258.0
18. The Fiddlehead  Charges fees for some submissions
254.3
19. Arc Poetry Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
251.0
20. Harvard Review  Charges fees for all submissions
247.4
21. YesYes Books  Charges fees for all submissions
247.1
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
235.4

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
1.3
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
2.7
11. Poets Respond
3.0
12. trampset
3.0
13. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
3.1
14. Ink In Thirds
3.3
15. New World Writing Quarterly
3.3
16. January House Literary Journal
3.4
17. San Pedro River Review
3.5
18. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
3.8
19. Dishsoap Quarterly
3.9
20. Larina's Lit Lounge
3.9
21. The Shore
4.1
22. Sky Island Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
4.3
23. moocat.net
4.6
24. Bending Genres
4.6
25. The Disappointed Housewife
4.9

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. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
5. Orion's Belt
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. Hayden's Ferry Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
10. Copper Nickel  Charges fees for all submissions
0.8%
11. Frontier Poetry
0.8%
12. Glossy Planet Literary Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.8%
13. Rattlecast Prompt Poems
0.9%
14. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
15. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.9%
16. 32 Poems  Charges fees for some submissions
0.9%
17. Michigan Quarterly Review  Charges fees for all submissions
1.0%
18. EPOCH Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
19. Poets Respond
1.0%
20. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
1.1%
21. Washington Square Review
1.1%
22. The Common  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
23. The Cincinnati Review
1.2%
24. Harbor Review
1.2%
25. Wildness
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
87.0%
2. bramble  Charges fees for all submissions
81.8%
3. The Opiate  Charges fees for all submissions
66.7%
4. Sublimation
64.7%
5. Quill of the Goddess
61.1%
6. Dead of Winter Anthology Series
53.5%
7. Ultramarine Literary Review
52.0%
8. Eclectica Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
51.9%
9. Instant Noodles
49.1%
10. Amethyst Review
48.8%
11. TrashLight Press
48.5%
12. Anti-Heroin Chic  Charges fees for all submissions
45.5%
13. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
45.0%
14. Eunoia Review
43.1%
15. MOONROT Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
40.8%
16. Loch Raven Review
39.4%
17. Red River Review  Charges fees for all submissions
39.3%
18. Rat Bag Lit  Charges fees for some submissions
37.9%
19. Star*Line
37.1%
20. Hedge Apple
36.8%
21. TrashLight Press Website
36.2%
22. Radix Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
35.1%
23. Sheila-Na-Gig online  Charges fees for all submissions
34.9%
24. WAYE Small Press  Charges fees for all submissions
34.5%
25. Rogue Agent Journal
34.3%

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: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:02:49 PM UTC.

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