Submissions

Steve Knepper
May 23, 2024
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NEW VERSE REVIEW IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Updated 7/1/2024

NEW VERSE REVIEW is an online poetry journal. It is open for submissions twice a year. Submissions to the summer issue will be considered from July 1 through July 31. Submissions to the winter issue will be considered from November 1 through November 31.

While open to well-crafted free verse, NVR is especially interested in lyric and narrative poetry written in meter.

Any and all poets are welcome to submit.

Raw and gritty are fine (the editor has an affinity for the gothic), but do not be hateful or gratuitous.

Guidelines

  • During the submission window, submit up to five previously unpublished poems (no more than five total pages) as a .doc or .pdf attachment to submissions@newversereview.com. Include a brief third-person bio (no more than 75 words in length).

  • Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please send a prompt follow-up email if a submitted poem is accepted elsewhere.

  • Feel free to query after two months if you have not received a response.

  • Rights return to authors upon first publication in NVR, though NVR does retain the right to reprint work across its media and platforms.

  • NVR will consider translated poems, as long as the original is in the public domain or the translator has secured, or intends to secure, permission to publish the translation from the original’s copyright holder. In your cover letter, note who owns the copyright to the original and whether permission to publish the translation has been obtained.

  • Submitters are encouraged to sign up for a free or paid subscription to New Verse Review. Social media reposting is always welcome. In short, please help spread the word!