Virginia Quarterly Review
Literary Magazine
For three quarters of a century, VQR’s primary mission has been to sustain and strengthen Jefferson’s bulwark, long describing itself as “A National Journal of Literature and Discussion.”
Highlights
- Vibe:Very fancy very impressive very not fast
- Response time: 6 months*/Editor reported data321 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.44625%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Payssee Genres section for details
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Fee$3
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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 - 8000 words max
Max words: 2500
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: from $1000
Nonfiction - 7000 words max
Max words: 3000
Max words: 7000
Max pieces: 1
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: from $1000
Poetry
Max pieces: 4
Submission fee: $ 3
Payment: $ 200 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
All files must be saved in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Rich Text Format (.rtf), or Plain Text (.txt) formats. Please prepare your submission in letter-sized format, with ample margins, double-spaced, using a standard typeface (e.g., Times, Helvetica, Arial) and font size (12 point is best). Please use minimal document and font styling in your submission.
Author's rights
Our standard publishing agreement asks for the following rights in exchange: first North American print and digital rights; nonexclusive online rights; and other limited rights. Copyright is retained by the author at all times. Authors are free to resell the work, though we do ask for a 90-day exclusive from our first publication of the work.
Additional info
For poetry, we pay $200 per poem, up to 4 poems; for a suite of 5 or more poems, we usually pay $1,000. For short fiction, we generally pay $1,000 and above. For other prose, such as personal essays and literary criticism, we generally pay $1,000 and above, at approximately 25 cents per word, depending on length.
Tracker statistics
224
Total submissions tracked
321 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
46 days
Fastest response time
711 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2196 days
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About
From its inception in prohibition, through depression and war, in prosperity and peace, the Virginia Quarterly Review has been a haven—and home—for the best essayists, fiction writers, and poets, seeking contributors from every section of the United States and abroad. It has not limited itself to an...
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1925
Country
US
Masthead
Paul Reyes
Editor-in-Chief
Alexander Brock
Associate Editor
Heidi Siegrist
Assistant Editor