The Georgia Review accepts submissions both online and by post. We do not accept submissions via email. General submissions are free for current subscribers to The Georgia Review.* Subscriptionsand online submission fees ensure that we can pay all contributors.
We do not consider general unsolicited manuscripts between May 15 and August 15. All manuscripts receive serious, careful attention; each submission is read by a published writer in a salaried position at The Georgia Review. We aim to respond to submissions within eight months.
Work previously published in any form will not be considered. Please tell us in your cover letterif your submission is simultaneously being considered elsewhere, and pleaselet us know immediatelyif your work is accepted by another publication. Likewise, please notify us if any part of your submission is known to be included in a book already accepted by a publisher (include the anticipated date of book publication).
To find out more about what we publish, browse the work featured on our website.
To learn more about our editorial process, check out our “Questions for Contributors” series on GR2.
*Subscribers: Please contact us to receive a link to submit for free, providing the genre of the work to be submitted and your full name and address (including zip code).
The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize
$1,500 and publication for a single poem
Each year one winner gets $1,500 and publication. We also publish three finalists, each of whom receives $200. Submissions for the Loraine Williams Poetry Prize are accepted February 15 through May 15. All entries will be considered for publication.
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The Georgia Review Prose Prize
$1,500 and publication for a single story or essay
The best short story and essay will both be published in The Georgia Review. This year the overall winner, chosen between the two, will also receive $1,500. The runner-up will receive $600. We invite writers from all backgrounds to submit. Submissions for The Georgia Review Prose Prize are accepted November 1 through January 15. All entries will be considered for publication.
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Fiction
The Georgia Reviewpublishes literary fiction.Please submit only one story. Manuscripts must be double-spaced. We rarely publish anything 9,000 words or more. We expect translators to acquire translation rights before submitting.
Poetry
The Georgia Reviewtypically publishes multiple pages of poetry by each poet we feature. For consideration, submit 6–10 pages of poetry or one long poem. Please format and submit as a single document. We expect translators to acquire translation rights before submitting.
Essays
Please submit only one essay. Manuscripts must be double-spaced. We rarely publish anything 9,000 words or more. We expect translators to acquire translation rights before submitting.
Book Reviews
Most of our reviews are solicited by the editors. However, we welcome submissions from outside reviewers through our Submittable account. Reviewers should cite the title, author, place of publication and publisher, year, number of pages, and price of the book or books in the review. For example: Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography.By Stanley Plumly. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008. 370 pp. $27.95.
We publishstandard reviews(typically 1,750–2,000 words), which focus on only one book, andessay-reviews(typically 4,000–6,000 words), each of which develops a strong thesis through an engagement with multiple books in order to comment on literature and/or culture beyond the texts at hand.
Online Submissions
Online submissions should be sent to our Submittable account. Each submission requires a $3 processing fee, with an exception for current subscribers toThe Georgia Review, whomay submit online at no cost. Subscribers: Please email garev@uga.edu to receive a link to submit for free, providing the genre of the work to be submitted and your full name and address (including zip code).
Paper Submissions
All paper manuscripts must include your name, mailing address, and phone number, and must be accompanied by a postage-paid and self-addressed return envelope. No submission fee is required. Submissions should be addressed to:
The Editors
The Georgia Review
706A Main Library
320 S. Jackson St.
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-9009
Payment and Copyright
The Georgia Reviewpays all contributors; the current standard rates for our print issues are $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry, up to $800. We pay a flat rate of $150 for book reviews published on GR2. In addition, all contributors receive three copies of the issue their work appears inand a 50% discount on additional copies of that issue.
The Georgia Reviewbuys first North American serial rights only. All other rights revert to the author at publication, but we offer formal, written reassignments upon request. We ask that whenever an author reprints work that first appeared in our pages,The Georgia Reviewbe given acknowledgment for thespecificwork(s) involved.
