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Kenyon Review

The Kenyon Review is a major literary magazine publishing fiction, essays, poetry, flash, excerpts, and translations. They welcome general submissions of previously unpublished fiction and essays (up to 7,500 words), poetry, and flash during an annual reading period, with no reading fee for general submissions. According to their submission guidelines, they pay $0.08 per published word of prose (minimum $80, maximum $450) and $0.16 per published word of poetry (minimum $40, maximum $200). To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines, or visit their website.

Temporarily closed to submissions
They are not currently accepting general submissions; check their submission guidelines for the next September reading period.

News & Pitch Calls from Kenyon Review

Tuesday, September 15th 2026

Kenyon Review

They’re accepting unthemed submissions, and submissions on two themes: Contemporary Caribbean Literature, and Caretaking and the Giving of Care. They accept flash and short fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They also accept excerpts from larger works, and translations.
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Length: Up to 7,500 words for prose, up to 6 poems
Pay: $0.08/word for prose up to $450, $0.16/word for poetry up to $200
Details here and here.
 

Deadline: September 30th, 2026