Submission Guidelines

There is a $3 service charge for submissions.

Please read our complete Submission Guidelines. To learn more about the kinds of work we publish, visit our website, thesouthernreview.org, read a recent issue, or subscribe today.

We will consider only work that has not been published in print or appeared online previously in English. Simultaneous submissions are permissible, but please notify us immediately if the piece is accepted elsewhere. The Southern Review cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with Louisiana State University, which includes those who have studied or worked there within the past four years.

How to use The Southern Review Submission Manager:

If you already have an account, you do not need to use this form.
Please log in using the form on the left.

1. Fill in all of your contact information. If you are submitting work for someone else, fill in your contact info and fill in the name of the person your are submitting for in the “writer name” field. Please make sure that the address used matches the payment address for the credit card used for the submission fee.
2. Fill in the title of the work you are submitting.
3. Select genre from the dropdown menu.
4. Use the Choose File button to find the file on your computer that you would like to submit. We accept DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF, and TXT files.
   Select the file and click on the Open button. Your file will then appear in the file field. You may only upload one file per submission.
5. Please use the comments field to post a brief cover letter, then click Submit.
6. You will then have the option to review your information and confirm that it is correct. Hit Continue.
7. Address entered MUST match the billing address for the credit card used for payment or the transaction will be declined.