Sycamore Review
Literary Magazine
Sycamore Review is Purdue University’s internationally acclaimed literary journal, affiliated with Purdue’s College of Liberal Arts and the Department of English. SR strives to publish the best writing by new and established writers and also to provide an online forum for lively literary discussion.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 6 months*/Editor reported data134 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.04%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Payssee Genres section for details
Find more details in the Genres section
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
From the editors
yes
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50 per piece
Nonfiction - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 50 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 25
Translation
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $25-125
Art
Min pieces: 10
Max pieces: 15
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Please submit a .docx, .doc, or .rtf file and include a cover letter in the comments section. We’d like to know a little bit about you and your work.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
POETRY manuscripts should be typed single-spaced, one poem to a page FICTION & NONFICTION should be typed double-spaced, with numbered pages and the author’s name and title of the work easily visible on each page.
Author's rights
Purdue University acquires first-time North American rights, including electronic rights, for work published in Sycamore Review. After publication, all rights revert to the author.
Additional info
Make you feel at home: cozy, meme-friendly, a sense of community, all that stuff Pays! Sycamore Review pays each contributor two copies, and $50 per short story or non-fiction piece, or $25 per poem. No free examples on the website, you have to buy an issue or be a subscriber
Tracker statistics
75
Total submissions tracked
134 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
28 days
Fastest response time
196 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 929 days
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Submission calls
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About
SR publishes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as interviews, book reviews and art. SR strives to publish the best writing by new and established writers and also to provide an online forum for lively literary discussion. Sycamore Review published its first issue in 1989 and has been runnin...
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Country
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Masthead
Blake Chernin
Editor-in-Chief
Amina Sarah Khan
Managing Editor