Submissions

Submissions to The Meadowlark Review are now Open.

During our reading periods, we accept:

• Short fiction and nonfiction up to 7,000 words

• Poetry up to 5 Poems

The Meadowlark Review seeks work that challenges us, but not in ways that contribute to harmful, oppressive narratives. We will not accept work that promotes any racist, homophobic, transphobic, and xenophobic content.

There is no submission fee. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, as long as you let us know and withdraw your work as soon as it is accepted elsewhere. We will accept submissions of multiple pieces as long as the combined word count is less than 7,000 words. Please send such submissions in one document and label them clearly. We also do not accept previously published work.

Upon acceptance, we ask for first publication rights as well as the rights to feature your work for the lifetime of The Meadowlark Review. All rights revert to the author after publication. If your piece is reprinted elsewhere, please mention that it first appeared here (and also let us know—we’d love to help promote it!).

Please read the following guidelines before submitting:

Fiction - Open

Stories can be up to 7,000 words. Please use standard 12-sized font.

Link for submission: https://forms.gle/rxCjSF5MjV9r7HzH7

Poetry - Open

Please send only 3-5 poems per submission period. Please use standard 12-sized font.

Link for submission: https://forms.gle/jANygBexWD4u4Qtn9

Nonfiction - Open

Essays can be up to 7,000 words. Please use standard 12-sized font.

Link for submission: https://forms.gle/3zV81h3HahLnMS7p6