A literary magazine dedicated to publishing astonishing new work, paying writers professional rates, and assisting writers with help to get published, performed, and produced.

Letter Review believes in the power of literature, and the importance and magic of new writing. We are a proud member of the CLMP.

Our mission as a Literary Magazine is to publish new work, foster a supportive creative community, and help writers with all matters related to being published, performed, and produced.

We mark entries blindly to ensure fairness for all writers. We adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics.

Letter Review features interviews with professional writers, publishes helpful information, runs competitions with monetary prizes, and remains open to unsolicited submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Letter Review will always pay writers professional rates, and seek submissions from writers who live anywhere in the world.

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No theme or genre restrictions. All writers welcome. 

We pay $333 USD upon publication.

You may submit multiple times.

Name: The Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to further anthologies such as the Pushcart. 
Entry Fee: $15
Dates: Open now, closing 31st March 11:59 pm ET.
Length: 70 lines  
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no style or subject restrictions. Judged blind. 
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

The Letter Review Prize for Poetry

Name: The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction
Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to further anthologies such as the Pushcart. 
Entry Fee: $20 USD.
Dates: Open now, closing 31st March 11:59 pm ET.
Word Length: 0 - 5000 words.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre or theme restrictions. Judged blind. 
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction

Name: The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction
Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to further anthologies such as the Pushcart. 
Entry Fee: $20
Dates: Open now, closing 31st March 11:59 pm ET.
Words: 0 - 5000 words.
Details: Open to anyone in the world. We welcome most forms of Nonfiction including: Memoir, journalism, essay (including personal essay), fictocriticism, creative nonfiction, travel, nature, opinion, and many other permutations. Judged blind. 
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/

The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction

Name: The Letter Review Prize for Books 
Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Winners may choose to have an extract published, and receive a letter of recommendation from our Judges. 10-20 writers are Shortlisted. 
Entry Fee: $25
Dates: Open now, closing 31st March 11:59 pm ET.
Words: Please submit the first 5000 words of your prose manuscript, or 15 pages of poetry. 
Details: Open to anyone in the world. The entry must not have been traditionally published. We are seeking all varieties of novels, short story collections, nonfiction, and poetry collections. We will accept manuscripts which are unpublished, self published, and some which are indie published. Review full entry guidelines for further details. Judged blind. 
Enter Here: https://letterreview.com/information/ 

Name	Deadline	Genre
•	The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction	Mar 31, 2025	Fiction	PAYS FEE
•	The Letter Review Prize for Books	Mar 31, 2025	Fiction	PAYS FEE
•	The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction	Mar 31, 2025	Nonfiction	PAYS FEE
•	The Letter Review Prize for Poetry	Mar 31, 2025	Poetry	PAYS FEE

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