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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
485.1
3. The Atlantic
379.1
4. Hibiscus Magazine
361.3
5. The New Yorker
357.7
6. Copper Canyon Press  Charges fees for all submissions
351.3
7. Willow Springs Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
350.9
8. Ecotone Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
333.7
9. Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
289.3
10. The Maine Review  Charges fees for all submissions
289.1
11. Poetry Magazine
280.1
12. Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
276.5
13. Blackbird  Charges fees for some submissions
267.7
14. Iterant
256.5
15. The Fiddlehead
253.8
16. The Georgia Review  Charges fees for some submissions
251.8
17. Chad Walsh Chapbook Series  Charges fees for all submissions
247.0
18. YesYes Books  Charges fees for all submissions
246.5
19. The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
243.0
20. Arc Poetry Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
240.1
21. The Iowa Review  Charges fees for some submissions
237.2
22. Harvard Review  Charges fees for all submissions
236.5
23. Grand Little Things
233.7
24. Academy of American Poets First Book Award  Charges fees for all submissions
230.5
25. Micro-Meta Poems
229.5

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
1.4
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
2.7
13. Ultramarine Literary Review
2.7
14. Poets Respond
2.8
15. Ink In Thirds
3.1
16. trampset
3.1
17. January House Literary Journal
3.3
18. Neon & Smoke  Charges fees for some submissions
3.5
19. San Pedro River Review
3.6
20. Dishsoap Quarterly
3.7
21. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
3.7
22. The Shore
4.0
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
0.4%
3. The Sun Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.5%
4. West Branch
0.5%
5. Lake Effect
0.6%
6. Ninth Letter  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
7. 32 Poems  Charges fees for some submissions
0.6%
8. The American Poetry Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.6%
9. Chestnut Review  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
10. The Threepenny Review
0.7%
11. Ploughshares  Charges fees for some submissions
0.7%
12. Frontier Poetry
0.8%
13. Glossy Planet Literary Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
0.8%
14. Orion's Belt
0.8%
15. The Orison Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
16. Michigan Quarterly Review  Charges fees for all submissions
0.9%
17. Dishsoap Quarterly
0.9%
18. EPOCH Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
19. Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge
1.0%
20. Image Journal  Charges fees for some submissions
1.0%
21. the minnesota review
1.1%
22. Redivider
1.1%
23. Washington Square Review
1.1%
24. New Letters  Charges fees for all submissions
1.1%
25. Bennington Review  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
89.4%
2. bramble  Charges fees for all submissions
81.4%
3. Quill of the Goddess
64.7%
4. Sublimation
61.1%
5. Ultramarine Literary Review
54.6%
6. Dead of Winter Anthology Series
53.5%
7. Anti-Heroin Chic  Charges fees for all submissions
51.1%
8. Eunoia Review
50.0%
9. Fifth Wheel Press Blog
50.0%
10. Instant Noodles
49.1%
11. TrashLight Press
49.0%
12. Amethyst Review
48.9%
13. Eclectica Magazine  Charges fees for all submissions
48.3%
14. Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine
45.3%
15. Blood+Honey
42.9%
16. FERAL
42.9%
17. Rat Bag Lit  Charges fees for some submissions
42.4%
18. Rogue Agent Journal
41.0%
19. Star*Line
40.2%
20. Hedge Apple
38.5%
21. Loch Raven Review
38.2%
22. MOONROT Journal  Charges fees for all submissions
38.1%
23. Painted Pebble Lit Mag
37.8%
24. TrashLight Press Website
36.2%
25. WAYE Small Press  Charges fees for all submissions
34.9%

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: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 7:28:03 AM UTC.

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