In these uncertain times, the Massachusetts Review promotes social justice and equality, along with great art.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 180 days after submission*/Editor reported data79 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data4.34%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
How to submit
Processs
Other
Cover letter
All submissions should include name and contact information on every page of the manuscript. A suggestion is to include this information in the header or footer.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All prose manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced. We strongly encourage Fiction and Non-fiction to include page numbers. All poems, a maximum of six per submission, should start on a new page and be included in one document.
Author's rights
In most cases, copyright reverts to the author upon publication with Massachusetts Review.
Additional info
N.B. Submissions from authors who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color will be accepted year-round; however, outside our regular reading period, when the online submission manager is shut down, all submissions from BIPOC writers should be sent by regular mail or emailed to massrev@external.umass.edu. Payment/copies. At the time of publication, we pay a $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue. Authors also receive two complimentary contributor's copies.
Tracker statistics
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About
Committed to aesthetic excellence as well as public engagement, MR publishes literature and art to provoke debate, inspire action, and expand our understanding of the world around us. Founded in 1959 by a group of professors from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, Mount Holyo...
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1959
Country
US
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Jules Chametzky
Editor-in-Chief