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GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
(please refer to the bottom of the page to print the guidelines)
Mailed submissions should be typed neatly, double-spaced (for articles and short stories), on white paper. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope for reply. Manuscripts will not be returned unless SASE includes sufficient postage. The Southwest Review prefers not to receive simultaneous or fax submissions, and does not consider work that has been published previously. Regular manuscripts will not be accepted during the summer months of June, July, and August. Contest manuscripts are accepted at any time prior to their entry deadline.
Nonfiction Articles
Articles published by the Southwest Review embrace almost every area of adult interest: contemporary affairs, history, folklore, fiction, poetry, literary criticism, art, music, and the theatre. Material should be presented in a fashion suited to a quarterly that is not journalistic and not terribly overloaded with academic apparatus or jargon. It should not be too specialized, after the manner of papers that appear in "learned journals" of different fields of study.
Fiction
We have published fiction in widely varying styles. We prefer stories of character development, of psychological penetration, to those depending chiefly on plot. We have no specific requirements as to subject matter.
The preferred length for articles and fiction is 3,500 to 7,000 words.
Poetry
It is hard to describe the Southwest Review’s preference in poetry in a few words. We always suggest that potential contributors read several issues of the magazine to see for themselves what we like. But some things may be said: We demand very high quality in our poems; we accept both traditional and experimental writing; we place no arbitrary limits on length; we have no specific limitations as to theme.
The Southwest Review is published quarterly. We make a nominal payment upon publication and we also send the author three gratis contributor’s copies of the issue in which the work appears.
Click here and follow the instructions to submit your work online.
To submit your work for a SWR contest, click here.
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