Barely South Review

There are presently no open calls for submissions

Skirting the edge of the American South, Barely South Review is the literary journal of the Creative Writing M.F.A. program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

Barely South Review has two submission periods each year: September 1 - November 30 for the April issue, and January 1 - March 31 for the September issue. We seek general works of non-fiction, poetry, short fiction, and art.

We welcome original and previously unpublished works that interpret the pleasures of writing to discover both meaningful structure and the pathways to surprise. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please inform us of this fact in your cover letter; and please notify us immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere.

Barely South Review is now accepting artwork submissions! Your original works of art including photography, painting, graphics, etc. could be featured on the cover of Barely South Review, as well as on an inside spread. Works must not have appeared elsewhere (other than on the artist's personal website). Formats accepted include .jpg, .gif, .tiff, and .png. You may submit up to 5 separate works.

Barely South Review acquires only the first serial publication rights of accepted work.

Copyright is asserted on behalf of the author; all reprint rights (print or electronic) revert to the author upon publication, but we ask that you mention Barely South Review as first publication appearance.

Please note: If you are making multiple submissions of poetry or short-shorts, each piece should be uploaded to Submittable separately. Please do not cut and paste all of your submissions into one document.

Poetry: 3-5 poems
Fiction: 1 short story (not to exceed 7000 words) or 3 short-shorts (each not to exceed 500 words). If you submit more than one story over the short-short word limit, only your first submission will be considered.
Creative Nonfiction: 1 essay (not to exceed 7000 words). Excerpts from longer works are acceptable as long as they adhere to our word maximum and can stand alone as essays independent of the larger work.
Interviews & feature articles: We’re happy to consider your interviews and feature articles–but please query first.
Art: 3-5 separate pieces

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