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Sonora Review

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Flash Nonfiction

Poetry

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Run entirely by MFA students in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona, Sonora Review is among the oldest student-run literary journals in the country, and has been devoted since its founding in 1980 to offering a venue for exciting new and emerging authors, as well as prominent southwestern writers and artists.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
  • Response time:
    3-6 months*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    78 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:  / 
    3.536283185840708%*
    Chill Subs tracker stats

PaysNo

Fee$3

Find more details in the Genres section

  • Accepts simultaneous submissions

    What's that?

    When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

  • Accepts previously published

    What's that?

    When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

  • Nominates for prizes

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $ 3

Fiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 1000

Sub Genres: Literary

Submission fee: $ 3

Nonfiction - 5000 words max

Max words: 5000

Submission fee: $ 3

Nonfiction - 1000 words max

Max words: 1000

Submission fee: $ 3

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Submission fee: $ 3

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    Please include a cover letter with your name, address, phone number, and email in the header, and a brief biography.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Author's rights

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Additional info

    Available in print

Tracker statistics

113

Total submissions tracked

78 days

Average response time

3.536283185840708%

Average acceptance rate

2 days

Fastest response time

188 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 280 days

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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12-month average acceptance rate

118 days

12-month average response time

Submission calls

    Flash Nonfiction, Nonfiction

    Open

    Deadline: Jan 2, 2025

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Run entirely by MFA students in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona, Sonora Review is among the oldest student-run literary journals in the country, and has been devoted since its founding in 1980 to offering a venue for exciting new and emerging authors, as well as prominent southwestern ...

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Founded

1980

Country

US

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Masthead

    Editor Geramee Hensley avatar

    Geramee Hensley

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Moisés Delgado avatar

    Moisés Delgado

    Senior Editor

    Editor Dillon Clark avatar

    Dillon Clark

    Managing Editor

    Editor Ana Knudsen avatar

    Ana Knudsen

    Fiction Editor

    Editor Teddy Carolan avatar

    Teddy Carolan

    Fiction Editor

    Editor Leah Mensch avatar

    Leah Mensch

    Nonfiction Editor

    Editor Cameron Carr avatar

    Cameron Carr

    Nonfiction Editor

    Editor Zoey Plytas avatar

    Zoey Plytas

    Poetry Editor